Six injured in head-on crash between city bus and car, both drivers pinned
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Police say six people were injured in a head-on collision between a Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus and a car, with both drivers initially trapped.
Police say speed is believed a factor in the crash at Oakland Drive and South Street.
The car pierced the front of the bus and pinned the bus driver, Kalamazoo Public Safety officers said.
Police said the bus driver had the right-of-way and was not at fault in the crash.
Rescuers and police responded to the crash at 7:22 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, and the first arriving officer helped get passengers off the bus.
The bus was transporting six people and four were taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital for injuries not considered life-threatening.
Rescuers used extrication tools to free both drivers. They were described as initially unresponsive.
Both drivers were in surgery at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, police said, and their conditions were not known.
Kalamazoo Public Safety officers are on the scene, at the intersection of Oakland Drive and South Street.
Police did not indicate which direction the vehicles were going when the crash happened, but said speed was likely a factor in the collision.
Anyone with information about the crash can call police at 269-337-8994 or Silent Observer at 269-43-2100.
The location of a serious collision between a car and Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus on Wednesday, May 24. (Courtesy: Google Maps)http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/05/six_injured_in_head-on_crash_b.html
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