SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two people had to be transported to the hospital after a bus crashed into a bus stop located outside a Southwest Miami-Dade park.
Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units were called to Brothers to the Rescue Park, in the area of Coral Way and Southwest 72nd Avenue, at around 5 p.m., Thursday.
According to police, the Miami-Dade Transit bus ran off the road and partly broke through the fence around the park.
Paramedics transported two patients to Kendall Regional Medical Center. One of the patients was taken as a trauma alert and the other was not, fire officials said.
According to transit officials, there were no passengers on board the vehicle, and the bus was not in service at the time of the crash.
The bus driver was not injured, transit officials said.
7Skyforce HD flew over the scene where the bus could be seen resting near a baseball field’s fence inside of the park.
Aerial footage showed officers shutting down the eastbound lanes of Coral Way between 72nd and 75th Avenue. The roadways have since reopened.
Video also showed that the bus destroyed the bus stop in front of the park.
Cellphone video captured the aftermath of the crash, and shattered glass from the bus stop could be seen laying on the ground.
Witnesses said good Samaritans rushed to help the two men until paramedics arrived. Their efforts were also caught on cellphone video.
The bus has since been towed from the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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