A multi-vehicle crash involving a Metro bus on Sherman Way in Reseda injured at least one person Friday morning, according to CBS Los Angeles. The crash occurred in the 18300 block of West Sherman Way, and one person was taken to a hospital.
The crash happened when two cars collided with the Metro bus, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, as reported by CBS Los Angeles. The exact cause of the crash has not been released, and it remains unclear whether speed or a traffic signal contributed. As of Friday afternoon, the station described the incident as a developing story.
A Grim Week for Valley Bus Collisions
The Reseda wreck was reported alongside a fatal collision in nearby Chatsworth, where a speeding SUV broadsided an in-service Metro Line 166 bus at Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue on September 15, killing two people and injuring six others. Hoodline covered a separate November 2024 Sherman Way crash in Reseda in this report.
On September 17, District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced charges of second-degree murder, DUI, and reckless driving against the 36-year-old driver accused in the Chatsworth crash, per the District Attorney's Office. The back-to-back incidents have put a spotlight on the safety of San Fernando Valley bus corridors, even though no cause has been determined for the Reseda collision.
Sherman Way's Long History as a Danger Zone
Sherman Way is designated part of Los Angeles's High Injury Network, the roughly 6% of city street miles that account for 70% of traffic deaths and severe injuries, according to data compiled by the California Office of Traffic Safety. Sherman Way has experienced deadly crashes over the years.
The corridor has seen severe crashes before. In November 2024, a two-vehicle collision on the 19630 block of West Sherman Way in Reseda left one person dead, one approximately 40-year-old man in critical condition and an additional civilian with non-life-threatening injuries, requiring extrication by firefighters, as Hoodline reported at the time. At Sherman Way and Sepulveda Boulevard, 16 lanes converge near freeway access, with drivers trying to beat the light, according to Crosstown LA.
Transit Safety and Legal Exposure
LA Metro reported six systemwide bus accidents in 2024 that resulted in 18 hospitalizations and one fatality, according to data cited by the law firm Rose, Klein & Marias LLP. The agency provides bus and rail service across Los Angeles County.
For anyone hurt in a crash involving a public agency vehicle like a Metro bus, legal deadlines may apply, according to the Yaghmai Law Firm. The condition of the person taken to a hospital after Friday's Reseda crash has not been released.
