KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) — The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a crash involving a Knoxville Area Transit bus and a sport utility vehicle near the University of Tennessee campus Thursday evening.
According to police, officers responded to the intersection of Cumberland Avenue and 17th Street around 8 p.m. after receiving reports of a collision involving a KAT bus and a Chevy Tahoe.
Investigators said the Tahoe was traveling eastbound on Cumberland Avenue when the driver attempted to turn left onto 17th Street. During the turn, the vehicle collided with the front of a KAT bus that was traveling westbound through the intersection on a green light.
Police said there were five passengers aboard the bus at the time of the crash, along with two people inside the SUV.
Authorities reported only minor injuries as a result of the collision.
No charges have been filed, and the investigation remains ongoing as officers work to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash.
The incident caused a temporary disruption in traffic near the busy Cumberland Avenue corridor, but no serious injuries were reported.
