ATLANTA — Five people are dead, including four minors and one adult, after a collision with a MARTA bus, Atlanta Police confirmed.
It happened around 10:45 p.m. on the westside of town near Bolton Road and Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, police said.
In a Thursday morning update, Atlanta Police said a Nissan Sentra carrying seven people was traveling northbound on Bolton Road in northwest Atlanta, just south of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, when the "driver lost control of the vehicle and crossed the center lane into oncoming traffic."
The bus traveling south on Bolton Road struck the driver's side.
MARTA spokesperson Stephany Fisher said the Nissan veered off the road and struck a tree. Three people were ejected, police said.
Police believe the family members were leaving another relative's home in the moments before the crash.
Authorities said a 19-month-old boy, a 4-year-old girl, and three others who have been described with conflicting ages died in the crash. In APD's latest update, they were described as an 18-year-old woman, a 22-year-old woman and a third woman who could possibly be in her 20s.
Police have not released the names of any of the people involved.
The driver, a 28-year-old woman, and a 12-year-old girl were taken to the hospital in critical condition. They believe speed was a factor in the crash and said no car seats were in the vehicle. As of now, police said there were no signs of substance abuse.
Wozniak said the bus driver received minor injuries in the crash and was transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries. Three passengers were on the bus, but none of them were hurt, according to officials.
No one from the third vehicle involved was injured.
It was not raining at the time of the crash, Wozniak said, but the pavement was wet.
The traffic investigation remains underway to determine the exact cause behind the crash.
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