Seven people were taken to local hospitals after a crash involving a GRTC bus and at least one personal vehicle on Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County Monday evening. All seven suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and officials say they are expected to be okay.
A spokesperson with Chesterfield County Fire & EMS confirmed the hospital transports, according to WRIC, which reported the crash happened near Ruthers Road and that details remained limited in the immediate aftermath. The outlet noted the collision appeared to involve a Greater Richmond Transit Company bus and at least one personal vehicle, though the full circumstances were still unclear when the story was first published.
Exactly where along the busy corridor the crash occurred is murky in early reporting. WTVR placed the wreck in the 7800 block of Midlothian Turnpike, while a separate account from 12 On Your Side put it closer to the 7400 block, near the intersection of Ruthers and Buford. Neither version has been resolved, and this article does not attempt to pick one over the other.
Injuries Described as Non-Life-Threatening
Across the competing accounts of where the crash happened, the reporting on the human toll lines up. Per 12 On Your Side's coverage of the Monday crash, all seven people hurt had non-life-threatening injuries and were expected to be okay. WRIC's report likewise says the injuries are described as non-life-threatening, attributing that characterization to officials on the scene.
Beyond the injury count, specifics remain scarce. It is not yet known how many people were riding the GRTC bus or traveling in the personal vehicle involved, nor has a cause of the crash been confirmed. No information about citations, charges, or a completed police investigation had surfaced as of publication.
Not the First Recent GRTC Incident
Monday's crash is not the only recent collision involving the regional transit system. In late August, a GRTC bus at Richmond's Downtown Transfer Station on East Clay Street veered over a median and struck a covered bench before colliding with a second bus, according to WRIC's earlier reporting on that incident. All ten people aboard the first bus, including the driver, were taken to local hospitals, along with two people on the second bus and four more who had been waiting at the shelter — all with non-life-threatening injuries. The injured driver from that August crash was released from the hospital within two days, though the investigation into the cause remained ongoing at the time.
GRTC buses traveling the Midlothian Turnpike corridor have been involved in collisions before, too. Back in November 2019, a car crashed into a GRTC bus on the same roadway, sending four people from the sedan — two adults and two juveniles — to Chippenham Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, per a report from wtvr.com. The three passengers aboard the bus in that earlier crash did not report any injuries.
As of Monday evening, crews were still working to clear the scene of the latest crash, and westbound motorists were being warned to expect delays along Midlothian Turnpike. This remains a developing story, and further details on the cause of the collision and the condition of those hospitalized had not been released.
