CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fifteen people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a Charlotte Area Transit System bus the morning of Easter Sunday, according to Medic.
According to CATS, bus number 2144 was operating on Route 21 when it was involved in an accident at Statesville and Oaklawn Avenue.
Medic confirmed 15 people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries following the crash.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department arrested and charged a 30-year-old for driving under the influence and for driving with a suspended license. Investigators determined Nelzo Arcenio Mendez Domingo was driving a pickup truck and ran a red light before striking the bus. Domingo's vehicle then hit a telephone pole.
Domingo was taken into custody by responding CMPD officers. It was not known if Domingo was hurt in the crash.
WCNC Charlotte has reached out to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for more information regarding the crash.
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