Crime & Safety

2 VTA Buses Collide, Hospitalizing Multiple Passengers

The crash was reported shortly before 7 a.m. at the corner of The Alameda and West Julian Street.

The intersection reopened a few hours later.
The intersection reopened a few hours later. (Santa Clara Valley Transport. Authority)

SAN JOSE, CA — Multiple people were taken to a hospital after a crash between two Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority buses in San Jose on Tuesday morning, a VTA spokeswoman said.

The crash was reported shortly before 7 a.m. at the intersection of The Alameda and West Julian Street, VTA spokeswoman Holly Perez said. One bus rear-ended the other, causing injuries to passengers on board, Perez said.

She did not immediately know how many people were injured or hospitalized, but said none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The intersection reopened by about 9 a.m. and the crash remains under investigation by San Jose police, according to Perez.

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