Las Vegas, NV (August 7, 2024) A collision involving an RTC transit bus and another vehicle occurred at a Las Vegas intersection on Tuesday afternoon, August 6th. The accident left five people with injuries, reports indicated. It happened at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and E. Washington Avenue, mere minutes before 2:00 p.m.
A Regional Transportation Commission bus was traveling through Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon, just as it had done many times before. At the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and E. Washington Avenue, the bus collided with another vehicle, according to reports. The bus and vehicle both sustained damage in the accident and caused traffic issues at the intersection, reports indicated.
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Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the scene and found a bus and the other vehicle sitting in the middle of the intersection. They quickly began checking the vehicles’ occupants, in case someone was in need of medical care. Five people were found with injuries, according to reports. Paramedics at the scene loaded all five into ambulances and transported them to a local hospital to receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives at the scene began gathering evident and are working as fast and thoroughly as they can to piece together what happened at that Las Vegas intersection. At this time, they do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors in this collision. It took authorities quite a while to clear the scene so drivers could resume through the intersection, officers reported. This accident remains under investigation.
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