Multiple passengers injured as STA double-decker bus doesn’t clear viaduct

A double-decker Spokane Transit Authority bus with passengers apparently took the wrong street through downtown Sunday afternoon, causing it to crash into a railroad viaduct overpass.

The impact of the crash sheared about a quarter of the bus’s second deck, causing varying degrees of injuries to four passengers who were taken to the hospital, said Brandon Rapez-Betty, STA chief operating officer.

Just after noon Sunday, the bus crashed into the Cedar Street viaduct, which has a clearance of 12 feet compared with the bus’s 13-foot-6 height…

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