55 injured, 18 hospitalized in Los Angeles train-bus crash Tuesday afternoon
April 30 (UPI) -- A collision Tuesday afternoon between a Los Angeles Metro train and a University of Southern California bus injured 55 people, including more than a dozen who were sent the hospital, with two in critical condition.
The crash occurred when the USC shuttle bus crossed into the path of a southbound Metro E Line train at around noon PDT at Watt Way and Exposition Boulevard in Los Angeles' Exposition Park neighborhood, ABC News and the Los Angeles Times reported.
No children or juveniles were among those injured, and16 of those sent to the hospital were in fair condition while another 37 were treated and released at the accident scene, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced.
Two of those sent to the hospital were riding on the bus and 14 were on the train, the LAFD said.
"Metro offers its sympathies to those injured during this accident," officials with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a statement.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on X that first responders were on the scene.
"Thank you for responding to this emergency and assisting the more than 50 Angelenos affected by the collision," she said.
The light-rail line runs from East Los Angeles to Santa Monica with the route mostly at street level. Some road crossings don't have gates to warn traffic of an oncoming train.
#BREAKING: At least 55 people had to be evaluated and treated Tuesday after a Metro train with passengers on board crashed with a USC bus in the Exposition Park area Tuesday, authorities said. https://t.co/4sU3ascl28 pic.twitter.com/BJQJJmDINF— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) April 30, 2024
