At least four people were transported to a hospital Friday after a bus crashed into over a dozen vehicles at a Daly City shopping center, officials said.
The collision occurred at a Target parking lot at the Serramonte Center, firefighters said.
SamTrans said bus crash occurred at 11:50 a.m. and involved 16 other vehicles, resulting in multiple injuries. Four people were transported to San Francisco General Hospital, the transit agency said.
SamTrans officials said Friday night that there is no more than two people, who were still hospitalized and their injuries "do not appear to be life-threatening."
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"As we work to gather information about the cause of this incident, our hearts go out to those affected," SamTrans said in a statement.
The SamTrans bus involved in the crash was finally hoisted onto a tow truck and removed from the area Friday night.
A witness told NBC Bay Area the bus was turning into the shopping center when the driver lost control, jumped a curb and plowed through the parking lot. It appears the bus was traveling "very fast," the witness added.
The impact of the initial collision sparked a domino effect crashing cars into each other.
"The van that took the brunt of the hit, hit the row of shopping carts and the shopping carts hit my van and pushed the whole van about two feet into the light pole," said Steven Beard, an owner of a car that was damaged in the incident. "It could have been worse."
Gina G., another witness, told NBC Bay Area that she was at the parking lot and was shocked to see what had happened.
"There were more than a dozen parked cars that crashed into and looked totaled," she said.
Shoppers said they came out of Target and could not find their cars.
Lisa Clossley said she found her vehicle in a "sea of damaged cars."
"Accident happen, but this is a crazy one," Clossley added.
It is unclear if the driver may have had a medical emergency. SamTrans has not released any information on the condition of the driver or what caused the crash.
April Chan, SamTrans General Manager and CEO released the following statement Friday night:
“On behalf of SamTrans, I want to express our deepest sympathies to those who were impacted today. The safety of our riders, employees, and the public is always our highest priority and we pride ourselves on providing safe and reliable service. We are working with authorities and actively looking into the cause of this incident to figure out what went wrong and how it can be prevented in the future. We will provide a more thorough update once that investigation is complete. Our hearts continue to be with those who were impacted today.”
