Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred along Glenoaks Boulevard near Branford Street in Pacoima, California.
What Happened: A Metro bus and a tractor-trailer collided under unspecified conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of Metro bus
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of Metro bus, injured
- One person, vehicle unknown, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, January 12th, 2021, around 8:00 in the morning, an accident between a transit bus and a tractor-trailer sent two people to the hospital. Troopers from the CHP said the accident happened on Glenoaks Boulevard near the intersection with Branford Street in Pacoima, California.
Law enforcement representatives said two as-of-yet unidentified people were injured when a tractor-trailer and a Metro bus collided under unknown circumstances. Paramedics transported the driver of the bus and one other person to the hospital with unspecified injuries stemming from the crash. Officers indicated there were no passengers on the Metro bus at the time of the accident.
According to Google Maps, Pacoima is located about 22 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
Local law enforcement and Los Angeles Fire officials responded to the scene of the incident.