Dozens injured after Metro train and USC Transportation bus collide in Exposition Park

Dozens injured after bus collides with Metro train

Eighteen people were taken to the hospital after a collision involving a Metro E Line train and a USC Transportation bus in the Exposition Park area Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES - Over two dozen people were injured during a collision involving a Metro E Line train and a bus in the Exposition Park area Tuesday.

The crash occurred shortly before noon in the 900 block of West Exposition Boulevard near the Expo Park/USC Station, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Two people -- believed to have been aboard the bus -- were taken to hospitals in serious condition, according to the LAFD. Another 16 patients were taken to hospitals in fair condition, while 37 others were treated and released at the scene.

No children or juveniles were among the injured, fire officials said.

Metro train, USC bus crash into each other

A USC bus and a Los Angeles Metro train smashed into each other in Exposition Park, leaving dozens hurt.

An LAFD spokesman told reporters at the scene there were more than 150 people on the train when the crash occurred, and responding crews set up a triage area to evaluate the various patients.

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A collision involving a Metro E Line train and a bus in the Exposition Park area Tuesday left multiple people injured.

It is not yet clear what caused the crash.

The Expo Park/USC Station along the E Line was shut down while the investigation was conducted. Train service resumed in both directions at about 4:30 p.m.

Exposition Boulevard was also closed during the investigation, but also reopened by late afternoon.

City News Service contributed to this report.