A person armed with an airsoft gun hijacked a Metro bus Wednesday night time, inflicting the bus to crash into a number of autos earlier than slamming into the facet of a Ritz-Carlton lodge in downtown Los Angeles, police mentioned.
The person boarded the bus at seventh and Spring streets about 11:40 p.m. and a short while later approached the driving force with the gun, mentioned Officer David Cuellar, of the Los Angeles Police Division.
The person pressured the bus driver to proceed on to a number of areas, with the bus colliding with a number of autos alongside the best way, Cuellar mentioned. At one level, the hijacker wrestled for management of the steering wheel with the bus driver.
The bus crashed into the facet of the Ritz-Carlton Resort at West Olympic Boulevard and Georgia Avenue, police mentioned. After the crash, the hijacker ran away, however the suspect was later situated and brought into custody. Two folks have been transported by ambulance for accidents, Cuellar mentioned.
Los Angeles County Metro didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
