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Scooter Rear-Ends Bus in Mission Bay, 3 Injured

One passenger on the scooter suffered a life-threatening brain bleed in the crash, the San Diego Police Department said

Three people riding an electric scooter in Mission Beach were injured Monday when the scooter rear-ended an MTS bus, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) said.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the crash happened around 6:50 p.m. in the 1000 block of westbound Mission Bay Drive, near Mariners Way east of Gleason Road.

According to police, a 43-year-old man was driving the scooter accompanied by two female passengers when he ran into the right rear-end of a bus stopped in the area.

One of the passengers – a 35-year-old woman – was critically injured in the collision, suffering a brain bleed, police said. The second passenger, a 25-year-old woman, suffered a broken wrist, while the driver of the scooter suffered a broken arm.

Officers shut down access to the area following the crash. At 8 p.m., a SigAlert was issued for traffic on West Mission Bay at Mariners Way, which lasted several hours.

The accident is under investigation. No further details were released, including whether alcohol played a factor in the collision.

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