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Metro Bus Crash Injures Passengers, Breaks Bus Driver's Leg

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Eight people were injured when an SUV slammed into a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles early Wednesday morning.

The crash happened on Broadway at 9th Street, just before 1 a.m. The impact of the SUV drove the bus into a light pole, which then fell on a parked car.

None of the patients' injuries were considered life-threatening – six passengers have scrapes and bruises, while the bus driver has a broken leg.

Two people, including the SUV's driver, were hospitalized in serious condition.

(© Copyright 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)

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