Passengers are treated after L.A. bus stops abruptly
About a dozen MTA bus riders suffered apparently minor injuries Thursday when their bus stopped abruptly to avoid a collision, authorities said.
The incident, reported at 6:38 p.m., involved a bus heading south in the 700 block of Vermont Avenue, a few blocks south of Wilshire Boulevard. Passengers were jolted when the bus stopped short to avoid colliding with a car.
Officials said Los Angeles paramedics took 12 or 13 passengers complaining of neck and back injuries to hospitals for treatment. The incident is under investigation.
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