A Sheriff’s Prisoner Transportation Bus carrying 31 inmates and two deputies was involved in a collision Wednesday night on the southbound 163 Freeway, near Miramar, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is reporting.
The crash took place at approximately 5:50 p.m. when the driver of a BMW sedan failed to notice slowing traffic ahead, and collided “at a high rate of speed” with a Honda utility vehicle, according to the report.
The impact sent the Honda careening in front of the sheriff’s bus, resulting in a second collision, the report continued.
All vehicles were safely moved to the side of the freeway, and all drivers involved, as well as the inmates, were unhurt, however one deputy sustained a minor hand injury, according to officials.
The sheriff’s bus received damage during the crash, and all inmates were transferred on to a second sheriff’s bus, the report continued.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, and there were no immediate reports of drugs or alcohol as factors in the incident.
