Driver Eating Oatmeal Slams Into Bus

POSTED: Monday, October 1, 2007

HOUSTON -- Four people were injured when a driver eating oatmeal collided with a METRO bus in downtown Houston on Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.

METRO police said oatmeal was found all over the inside of driver's sport utility vehicle, the bus and the road at the intersection of St. Charles and Pierce streets at about 7 a.m.

Witnesses said the driver of the SUV ran a red light and slammed into the front of the bus, spun around and hit the back of the bus.

The driver had to be cut out of the vehicle and was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital for treatment.

Three passengers on the bus complained about neck and back pain. They were transported to St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment.

Police have not said if the driver was ticketed or will face charges.

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