A crash involving a bus and a building in Baltimore County has left a large number of people hurt, in an incident that emergency crews were still responding to as the first details emerged. According to the account, the scene was described as a very active one, with a major response underway only a short time after the collision.
The alert first came from local emergency officials. According to the reporting, the Baltimore County Fire Department put out word on X that a vehicle had crashed into a building, an initial description that set off coverage of the incident before the full picture was clear.
The nature of that vehicle soon became clearer. According to the account, it was learned that the vehicle involved was a bus, and that the whole incident had started as a bus collision into a building, with an entrapment reported at the outset.
The scale of the response reflected the number of people affected. According to the reporting, more than 30 people were injured, including two who were critically hurt, and a second-alarm mass casualty incident was declared as crews rushed to treat those who had been hurt.
Additional resources were called in to deal with the most serious cases. According to the account, a Medivac helicopter and a shock trauma team were also requested, a sign of how seriously officials were treating the injuries at the scene.
The bus did not appear to be the only vehicle involved. According to the reporting, other vehicles were also reportedly involved in the incident, with cars caught up at the scene alongside the bus and the building it had struck.
With the injured being treated, attention has turned to what caused the crash. According to the account, officials have not determined the cause of the crash but say an investigation is underway, and there was no word of any fatalities as the response continued.