Baltimore bus collides with two cars, crashes into building, injures several, police say

A public bus in the city of Baltimore collided with two vehicles and then into a building on Saturday, injuring an estimated 10 to 15 people, the Maryland Department of Transportation said in a news release.

Patrol officers were dispatched to the scene around 10:20 a.m. near the bus stop inside the building on West Franklin Street, the Baltimore Police Department said in a news release. Police said a preliminary investigation found the bus had hit a Lexus, then a Nissan, and finally a building.

Between 10 and 15 people were taken to local hospitals, the Maryland Department of Transportation said in a news release. Their condition is unknown, officials said.

The Maryland Department of Transportation Police said it was investigating the crash. Police told CBS News that the cause of the accident was not yet known.

CBS Baltimore Respondents The fire department evacuated the building’s occupants. Officials told CBS Baltimore that residents should be able to enter the building by late afternoon.

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