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Man hospitalized after crashing into VIA bus in Alamo Heights, SAPD says

No one on the bus was injured

ALAMO HEIGHTS, Texas – A man was taken to the hospital after crashing his car into the back of a VIA Metropolitan Transit bus in Alamo Heights, according to San Antonio police.

The crash happened just before 8 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of North New Braunfels Avenue and Austin Highway.

According to SAPD, the man rear-ended the back of the VIA bus, which had stopped at the light on Austin Highway.

After the crash, the man was believed to have been seriously injured; however, after the man was removed from the vehicle, he was able to communicate with EMS officials, police said.

The man’s condition was downgraded from life-threatening.

There were six people on the bus when it was hit, but none were injured, according to SAPD.

Police did not immediately indicate a specific cause of the crash. No charges are expected to be filed.

Celine Dobbs, VIA’s manager of strategic communications and programming, sent KSAT a statement regarding the crash.

“This morning, a passenger vehicle stuck the rear of a stationary VIA bus. The motorist was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Two passengers on the bus were being assessed at the location for minor injuries,” the statement said.

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Mason Hickok is a digital journalist at KSAT. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a communication degree and a minor in film studies. He also spent two years working at The Paisano, the independent student newspaper at UTSA. Outside of the newsroom, he enjoys the outdoors, reading and watching movies.

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