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At least 14 injured in crash involving MTA bus in Leimert Park

9 injured in bus crash in Leimert Park
9 injured in bus crash in Leimert Park 00:52

At least 14 people were injured in a three-vehicle crash, including an MTA bus in the Leimert Park area on Thursday. 

The crash happened at around 3:40 p.m. in the 3500 block of W. 39th Street, according to Los Angeles Fire Department. 

They arrived to find one car that had rolled onto its side during the collision, another that had come to a stop near a light pole, and the bus. 

Firefighters said that nine of the 14 people injured were taken to a local hospital. Three of the transports suffered moderate injuries, and six were in fair condition.

The rest of the patients declined transport. 

The people injured were from the bus and the other vehicles involved. 

"This afternoon, a Metro bus (Line 210) traveling northbound on Crenshaw Boulevard near 39th Street was struck by a vehicle as part of a four-vehicle accident involving a reportedly intoxicated driver," Metro officials said in a statement. "A bus operator and one passenger were transported to local area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, and 10 other passengers reported more injuries."

Circumstances leading up to the crash remain under investigation. 

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