Thursday, February 12, 2015

MULTIPLE INJURIES IN FIERY COLLISION INVOLVING METRO BUS AND VAN IN HOUSTON, TEXAS










FEBRUARY 12, 2015





HOUSTON, TEXAS:






More than a dozen people were taken to the hospital after a fiery crash involving a METRO bus, authorities said.



The crash was reported at 11:57 a.m. Thursday in northeast Houston.



METRO spokesman Jerome Gray said the bus was traveling eastbound on Crosstimbers at Hirsch when it collided with an older van that was heading westbound.  Views from Air 11 showed that the van was consumed by flames as the METRO bus kept going into a nearby field.




In all, 16 people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

The driver of the bus and 14 passengers were transported by ambulance, METRO said.



METRO said the van's driver was able to make it out before the fire. He or she was then taken to the hospital as well.




The investigation into the cause of the crash is still underway.