Dump Truck & City Bus Collide in Memphis

13 injured, but none critically


| Thursday, September 29, 2011


Authorities say 13 people were injured and taken to hospitals in non-critical condition after a city bus collided with a dump truck in Memphis.

Memphis police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph says the bus and truck crashed early Thursday afternoon.

Several ambulances were called to the scene. Police spokeswoman Alyssa Macon-Moore says 13 people were transported to area hospitals with non-critical injuries.

Police are investigating what caused the crash.




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