Transit bus, car collide in Southern California; 10 injured include bus passengers, bystanders

Transit bus, car collide in Calif.; 10 injured

PASADENA, Calif. — A fire official says 10 people were injured when a public transit bus collided with a car and rammed into obstacles on a Southern California street.

The Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System bus struck the car, a traffic signal, a tree and a bus bench at an intersection Tuesday.

Fire spokeswoman Lisa Derderian says seven people on the bus had minor to moderate injuries and were taken to hospitals. The car’s driver and two bystanders on the street were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

Derderian says the cause is under investigation.