Nearly two dozen individuals were injured Friday morning following a bus crash near the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency said that a Fairfax County Connector bus and a Prince William County OmniRide bus were involved in the accident, which occurred around 7:30 a.m., according to WUSA9.
The PFPA is in charge of the investigation and is currently looking into the cause of the crash. It also confirmed that 10 out of the 23 people injured were from the War Department.
Various law enforcement entities and fire departments responded to the scene and sent 18 people to nearby hospitals for medical treatment and observation.
The other five passengers were treated at the scene and later released.
Sources told WJLA-TV that the incident involved a “low-speed crash.”
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“The Pentagon Force Protection Agency requests that the public avoid the area while first responders treat the injured
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