Bus Driver Crashed Into Ambar Balkan Cuisine after car driver, allegedly, ran a red light.
Key Points:
- A car ran a red light at 7th and Q Street NW, causing a collision that led the driver to swerve and crash into an unoccupied restaurant with a bus partially inside the building.
- DC Fire and EMS responded around 7:23 am, transporting three adult female patients with minor injuries and evaluating a total of four patients at the scene.
- Structural assessments were conducted, with a collapse team confirming no major structural damage to the building after the bus was removed.
- Utilities were secured, and the scene was cleared without the need for shoring, minimizing further risk.
- Early morning timing likely prevented more severe injuries or fatalities in this crash involving a vehicle, a bus, and a building.