Prison Bus Crashes on the 170 Freeway

A traffic accident today involving a bus transporting juvenile inmates resulted in the transport of six prisoners and a deputy for hospital examination of possible minor injuries, authorities said.

The accident was reported shortly after 6 a.m. on the southbound Hollywood (170) Freeway at Riverside Drive.

The juveniles and the deputy complained of pain, and were taken to a hospital for examination as a precaution, the sheriff’s department reported.

The circumstances of the accident were under investigation.

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