A Seattle bus collided with a car and mounted a sidewalk, hitting pedestrians and crashing into a brick building Saturday afternoon in a chain reaction that left one dead and a dozen injured.
A crash in Belltown at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Battery Street killed the female pedestrian and left the driver of the red sedan in critical condition, Seattle police said.
The sedan was southbound on 5th Avenue when it collided with a public bus traveling eastbound on Battery Street just before 3:30 p.m., police said.
Police said the crash caused the bus to lose control and slide off the road into a building, police said. FOX 13 News
The initial crash caused the bus driver to lose control and run off the road, police said.
The bus hit a woman who was on the sidewalk and then crashed into the building in front of her, according to the police report.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The bus struck a person on the sidewalk and then crashed into the building in front of him, police said. FOX 13 News
The male driver of the sedan was removed from the wreck by the jaws of life and rushed to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
He is also being evaluated for any signs of impairment by a drug recognition expert, Seattle police said.
The bus driver and 10 passengers were slightly injured and treated at the scene.
One person was found dead outside the building following the crash, police said. FOX 13 News
Seattle firefighters assessed the building the bus was driving through and concluded there was no significant structural damage or threat.
The Seattle police Traffic Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the crash.
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