Shuttle van crashes into downtown Seattle building; at least 4 injured

[brooklynite]

Source: KOMO-TV

SEATTLE - A shuttle van plowed down a busy sidewalk Thursday and crashed into the front of the Gap store in Seattle's downtown retail district, injuring at least four people.

Officers and medics responded to the scene, at Fifth Avenue and Pine Street, just before noon after receiving reports of pedestrians struck.

Video from KOMO's Air 4 showed a patient being loaded into an ambulance. A Seattle Fire District statement said four people were injured and taken to the hospital.

Traffic is being diverted away from the intersection.



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[LisaM]

1. Yikes!

I use Shuttle Express fairly often, and they have pretty good drivers. Wonder what happened?

[KT2000]

4. where does it go?

Does it go to Sea-Tac?

[LisaM]

5. Basically, to and from the airport - there may be some other routes I don't know about.

It stops at a lot of hotels, and it will also pick you up at your house, and it's pretty economical. It's an actual rideshare (unlike Uber), and I've had only good experiences with them. The drivers are all very nice, too. It's way cheaper than a cab.

[KT2000]

6. thanks!

[brooklynite]

2. Update: Driver apparently fell unconscious while driving due to a medical condition

[Honeycombe8]

3. Terrible. nt