DETROIT – New dashcam video from the Detroit Department of Transportation shows the chaotic moments on board as a bus slammed into a building on the city's west side.
The video offers our first real look at what happened May 26 as the bus and two other vehicles were involved in a crash that left five people injured.
The DDOT bus plowed clear through the wall of the building, but everyone on board survived.
Police said an 18-year-old man driving an SUV blew through a stop sign at Dexter Avenue and Doris Street before colliding with the bus, sending it crashing through the building.
Video shows the moment of impact from the bus driver's point of view as he was violently thrown from his seat.
Passengers who were hurt can be heard on the video asking the driver if he's OK.
The crash pushed the SUV 50 yards, police said.
You can watch the incredible dashcam video below. Detroit has concealed the identities of the victims, so you'll see some black boxes over their faces.
What happened
Five people were injured May 26 in a crash that ended when the DDOT bus crashed into a building on Detroit’s west side.
The crash happened at the corner of Dexter Avenue and Doris Street. The bus crashed through a brick wall and into the garage area of the Sun Valley Foods business building
Two other vehicles were involved in the crash. A white SUV was severely damaged in the crash, and a black Honda SUV was also damaged. The white SUV came to rest in the grass next to the business, and the black SUV came to rest on the sidewalk.
The 60-year-old man driving the DDOT bus was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in critical condition.
A 60-year-old man, a 65-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman in a wheelchair were passengers on the bus and were taken to Henry Ford Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 18-year-old man driving the white SUV was taken to Henry Ford Hospital in critical condition, with head and neck injuries.
Witnesses said they didn't see the crash, but they heard a massive boom. They said they thought a bomb had gone off.
Sun Valley Foods was open at the time of the crash, but it's unclear if there were people inside the garage area.
Multiple emergency medical officials, firefighters and police officers responded to the scene.
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