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13 Injured in Bus-Car Collision

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Eleven disabled adults were slightly injured Friday when the minibus they were riding in was knocked onto its side by a car that ran a red light, authorities said.

The car’s driver, 29-year-old Julie Thom of Las Vegas, and her 8-year-old daughter also suffered minor injuries when their Cadillac collided with the bus at Avenue I and 5th Street East, authorities said.

The victims were transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, where all were expected to be treated and released, hospital spokesman Paul Allemeier said.

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Thom was driving west on Avenue I about 2:30 p.m. when she ran a red light and crashed into the bus, said Lt. Richard Lichten of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lancaster Station. The Laidlaw Transit bus was carrying a group of mentally disabled adults home from a day trip, Lichten said.

“We were very lucky that no one was more seriously hurt,” Capt. Mark Savage of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

A day earlier, traffic accidents in Lancaster and nearby Palmdale claimed the lives of five people and injured eight others.

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