Six hurt in MTA crash
Six bus riders were taken to the hospital after an MTA bus and a cargo van tangled on Avalon Boulevard:
A half-dozen passengers aboard a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus were taken to hospitals today, including a pregnant woman, following a collision with a cargo van, authorities said. The bus driver was making a turn when the accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. at 12121 S. Avalon Blvd., said d’Lisa Davies of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The occupants of the van refused treatment, but six passengers on the bus were taken to hospitals to be examined, she said. Five of them described minor back and neck pain, and the pregnant woman complained of abdominal pain, Davies said. (CNS)
