Last Updated on June 3, 2022 by CCAR Staff
Thirteen people were hospitalized Friday morning, June 3, after a Greyhound bus carrying 33 people blew a tire and collided with another vehicle before slamming into the center divider on the 10 Freeway in Banning, the California Highway Patrol said.
None of the 13 injuries — ranging from minor to major — was considered life-threatening, said Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. Officer Jason Montez, a CHP spokesman, said there was one major injury. The exact nature of the injuries was not available.
Eleven people from the bus and the two occupants of the Mitsubishi were hospitalized, Montez said. The bus driver was among those hospitalized, said Crystal Booker, a Greyhound spokesperson.
The uninjured bus passengers were taken to the Morongo Tribal Hall at 11555 Potrero Road in Cabazon.
The crash happened just before 11 a.m. in the eastbound lanes west of Ramsey Street. The bus was headed from Los Angeles to Phoenix when the left front tire failed, causing the bus to strike a Mitsubishi Outlander, an SUV. The bus then crashed into the center divider, Montez said.
Eight ambulances responded to the crash, along with Cal Fire crews.
