A bus has crashed into a building leaving 17 people injured including the driver and others trapped.
The building hit by the bus in Baltimore, US, has been evacuated over structural concerns and many people nearby where forced to flee.
With the amount of people injured, emergency services have declared the crash as a mass casualty event.
Some of those injured have been treated on scene, while others have been rushed to hospital.
Baltimore Police say two of those injured are in a possible life-threatening condition.
The collision happened near the corner of W. Mulberry and N. Paca Streets in the city's Seton Hill neighbourhood.
Fire officials said the building was partially evacuated but further investigations have found that the damage was not as bad as previously feared.
Assistant Fire Chief and spokesperson Kevin Cartwright told the Baltimore Sun “they condemned the first floor. We did a partial evacuation of this building while we did an assessment.”
Authorities have confirmed the crash involves a Mass Transit bus and two other vehicles.
According to police, a preliminary investigation has revealed the bus hit a Lexus before hitting a Nissan and finally the building.
Currently a number of emergency services are on the scene.
Pictures and footage show a cordon being set up around the crash area.
Debris can be seen strewn across the road and the single-decker bus is smashed into the building.
The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
A degree of damage was done to the first level of the building but the upper levels of the building appear to be intact.
“Those folks will be able to return to their apartments soon,” the fire department spokesperson said.
Thankfully the injuries were not as severe as first feared.
Mr Cartwright said, “Not one was life threatening. Not one. They were all categorized as priority two and priority three patients. Level one would be critical.”
