Metro Blue Line train collides with transit bus
A Metro bus collided with a Blue Line train at Washington Boulevard and San Pedro Street near downtown Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A man placed in a neck brace is taken to an ambulance after a Metro bus collided with a Blue Line train near downtown Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters and other emergency personnel deal with the aftermath of the collision of the bus and train. A Fire Department spoeksman called it “every paramedic¿s worst nightmare -- a traffic collision between mass transit vehicles.¿ (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
A woman is taken to an ambulance after the collision between the bus and light-rail train. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The Blue Line train did not derail despite hitting a Metro bus. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)