Pentagon bus crash injures 23, including 10 War Department personnel

At least 23 people were injured, including 10 Department of War personnel when two buses collided head on near the Pentagon on Friday, authorities said.

The crash occurred in a bus lane adjacent to South Parking in the Pentagon transit loop and involved a Fairfax County Connector bus, according to initial reports.

“At approximately 7:20 a.m. today, an Omni Ride and a Fairfax Connector transit bus collided on the Metro Access Road. Twenty-three passengers were injured. Ten of the twenty-three injured passengers are Department of War personnel. First responders transported 18 individuals to local hospitals for further medical evaluation and treatment. Five passengers were treated on site and released on the own recognizance,” the Pentagon Force Protection Agency Corporate Communications Office told Fox News in a statement…

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