At least 14 hurt as MTA bus is part of multi-vehicle ‘rollover collision’ in South L.A.
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Hannah Wiley March 28, 2024 First responders were treating At least 14 people were injured
in a multi-vehicle
car “rollover”
collision Thursday afternoon
in South Los Angeles
that involved
involving
a Metro bus
in Baldwin Hills on Thursday afternoon
, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The Fire Department issued an alert at 3:40 p.m. of a “multi-vehicle collision, with rollover, that included an MTA bus with passengers,” off Crenshaw Boulevard at 39th Street in Baldwin Hills.
Firefighters
and paramedics
were on the scene and had assessed and treated
14 people, including bus riders and other vehicle passengers, according to a 5 p.m. update. Three people were taken to hospitals in “moderate condition” and six in “fair condition.” nine people, according to Fire Department spokesperson Nicholas Prange. “The rest declined ambulance transport to an area hospital after being assessed on scene,” officials said. The condition of those injured was not yet clear, It is
unclear
well as
how many vehicles
total
were involved in the crash,
although NBC Los Angeles reported that at least four vehicles were involved.
showed one badly damaged car rolled over on its side in the middle of the street, and a van whose side was crumpled. The MTA bus did not appear to be seriously damaged. Another car was reportedly towed from the scene. At least seven fire engines and ambulances could be seen in the aerial video. Prange said it was still being determined how many passengers needed to be taken to the hospital.
