MTA Bus Gets Hijacked, Suspect Crashes Bus Into The Ritz Carlton
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 3-20-24 | 11:38 p.m.
LOCATION: 900 W Olympic
AREA/CITY: Los Angeles
DETAILS:
- LAPD received reports of a 211 GTA of a MTA bus
- The bus struck a Black BMW in the intersection of 11th & Grand
- The bus continued on 11th towards Fig
- The bus then drove to the area of Olympic & Georgia
- It crashed into at least 2 other vehicles there before crashing into the Ritz Carlton Hotel
- The suspect then fled from the bus through the LA live area
- The driver was taken into custody about an hour and a half later at a nearby location
- At least two people were injured as a result of the crash