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Driver seriously hurt in crash involving Valley Metro bus near 7th Street and Bethany Home Road

Intersection expected to be shut down for 'extended period of time'
7th St and Bethany Home crash
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PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a woman was seriously hurt in a crash involving a Valley Metro bus on Sunday morning.

The crash involving a bus and a passenger car occurred around 8 a.m. near 7th Street and Bethany Home Road.

ABC15 crews at the scene saw a vehicle with extensive damage as well as a bus with a cracked windshield and side damage.

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Police say the woman driving the car suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Two passengers on the bus were also taken to hospitals as a precaution.

What led to the crash is under investigation and the intersection is expected to be shut down for "an extended period of time," police say.