Two cars, possibly street racing, crashed into a Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) bus unloading passengers, closing a busy Chula Vista intersection, Chula Vista police (CVPD) said.
The crash happened at approximately 3 p.m. at East H Street at Paseo Del Rey, just east of Interstate 805, CVPD said. Three cars and a MTS bus were involved in the collision.
Witnesses on scene told police two cars may have been street racing when the crash happened.
One of the cars racing may have lost control when it collided with a bus, police said. The second car lost control and hit a third car, police said.
"These two cars were racing and they tried to stop because the bus was coming out from picking up the people, and when they tried to stop, they couldn’t stop, because they were going fast," said MTS bus passenger Edwin Gutirres.
At least one person was transported from the scene of the crash, officials said.
"This whole street is pretty busy, they could’ve gotten someone killed--even the people from the bus, or themselves," said Gutirres.
All westbound traffic at the crash site is closed as the investigation continues.
MTS said the westbound Route 709 is on a detour and missing stops from E H Street and Paseo Del Rey to H Street and Hilltop.
Both drivers are on scene, speaking with investigators.
No other information was immediately available.
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