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METRO Bus Collides With Four Vehicles on Almeda Road, Seven Hospitalized

Houston Fire Department says the crash is under active investigation and officials have not yet determined the cause or identified who was hurt.

Overview

  • A METRO bus and four personal vehicles crashed on the 11000 block of Almeda Road near Reed Road, leaving seven people taken to different hospitals.
  • The wreck occurred Thursday afternoon and emergency crews from the Houston Fire Department remained on scene as responders treated victims and managed traffic.
  • HFD Senior Capt. Raul Reyes told reporters there were no deaths reported at the scene and that the department did not yet know what led to the collision.
  • Officials have not said whether the hospitalized people were bus riders or occupants of the other vehicles and they gave no update on the severity of injuries.
  • Investigators will continue on-scene work and traffic control and follow-up steps are expected to include a police crash probe and statements from METRO about the bus and any service impacts.