Pentagon bus crash: 23 injured as Omni ride; connector buses collide head-on near transit stop

Two transit buses collided head-on adjacent a Pentagon autobus halt connected Friday morning, injuring 23 people, including 10 defence section personnel, according to the Pentagon Force Protection Agency.The clang occurred soon earlier 7.30am erstwhile an Omni Ride autobus and a Fairfax Connector autobus struck each other, prompting a large exigency effect and disruption to wide transit services successful the area.Emergency unit transported 18 of the injured to section hospitals for further aesculapian evaluation, portion 5 individuals were treated astatine the scene. Authorities confirmed that among those injured were defence section personnel, accounting for astir fractional of the full casualties.The Arlington occurrence section responded to the incidental and confirmed the crash, but referred further inquiries to the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, the national instrumentality enforcement bureau liable for information astatine the Pentagon.Following the collision, the Metro Access Road was closed arsenic officials launched an probe into the origin of the crash. The mishap besides led to important disruptions successful wide transit operations for respective hours.Camera footage from the country showed the 2 buses colliding. Officials said it remains unclear what caused the crash.(With inputs from agency)