A severe accident involving a city bus and a car left two people hospitalized on Detroit’s west side, as confirmed by multiple reports. The Detroit Police Department noted that the collision occurred around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, near the intersection of Grand River and West Warren, when a Ford Fusion containing a man and a woman was involved in a crash with a Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus.
The details are sparse, and it's not yet clear which driver was at fault. But what is known is that the impact was severe enough to critically injure the male driver and leave the female passenger in temporary serious condition. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment, with the man's situation being particularly dire, as per the information provided by ClickOnDetroit. Officers from Detroit PD are still piecing together how exactly to start reconciling the chaos that unfolded in that evening moment.
The bus driver walked away unscathed, according to reports, a stark contrast to the fate of the passengers in the smaller vehicle. This incident adds to a troubling pattern for the DDOT, "Last year, bus drivers with the Detroit Department of Transportation averaged more than one collision per day," a shocking figure unearthed in documents obtained by The Detroit News.
WWJ Newsradio adds context to the alarming frequency of bus collisions in Detroit, reporting nearly 370 crashes involving DDOT drivers in 2023. That's a significant uptick from the 129 collisions recorded the year before. With more than two-thirds of last year's collisions involving other vehicles, Detroit's public transit safety protocols are likely to come under intense scrutiny in the wake of this latest crash. Authorities are still investigating and have yet to release further details about the incident.
