COTA bus crashes into Westerville-area auto repair shop

WESTERVILLE, Ohio ( WCMH ) — One person has gone to the hospital after a Central Ohio Transit Authority bus drove through an auto repair shop near ...

August 31, 2023
4:48 AM

WESTERVILLE, Ohio ( WCMH ) — One person has gone to the hospital after a Central Ohio Transit Authority bus drove through an auto repair shop near Westerville on Friday. Authorities responded to the 5900 block of Westerville Road around 3 p.m. on Friday after a COTA bus crashed into Wayne's Auto Repair Shop, according to Blendon Township police. A COTA representative told NBC4 that one bus passenger and a person inside the shop were treated for minor injuries at the scene. (NBC4 Photo/Jon Edwards) As part of COTA protocol, the bus driver went to a local hospital, the representative said.

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