15 people hospitalized after DART bus hit a ‘hole’ on Dallas road

More than a dozen people were hospitalized after a Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus hit a hole on Harry Hines Boulevard on Thursday morning, officials said.

Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded shortly before 6 a.m. to the 6300 block of Harry Hines Boulevard near Exchange Parkway after reports that a DART bus ended up in a “hole,” officials said in a news release.

Officials said a metal plate in the roadway “somehow shifted,” which exposed the large hole.

A total of 15 people were taken to local hospitals. Six others including the driver were injured but declined to be transported, officials said.

Further details about the injuries sustained and the conditions of the patients have not been released.

Shambhavi Rimal

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.