Originally published March 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified March 13, 2008 at 11:23 AM

Bus accident injures dozen, snarls traffic

About a dozen bus riders and a car driver were taken to area hospitals Wednesday after a Metro bus accident on Pacific Highway South left...

By Seattle Times staff

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MARK HARRISON / THE SEATTLE TIMES

Des Moines, Wa. March 12, 2008. A dozen people were sent to area hospitals after a Metro bus stopped short while hitting a car turning into a parking lot along Pacific Highway South near 230th St. in Des Moines Wednesday afternoon. Medics attend to the driver of the car.

About a dozen bus riders and a car driver were taken to area hospitals Wednesday after a Metro bus accident on Pacific Highway South left afternoon traffic snarled near the Kent-Des Moines interchange.

Des Moines police said there did not appear to be any critical injuries suffered in the accident that occurred shortly before 2 p.m.

The Route 174 bus was southbound in the far right-hand lane on Pacific Highway South when a vehicle in the lane to the left cut in front of the bus in an attempt to make a right-hand turn into a parking lot, according to King County Metro Transit spokeswoman Linda Thielke.

The bus hit the car but was not heavily damaged, Thielke said.

"We had a bent bike rack," she said.

The names of those involved weren't released Wednesday.

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