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Minor critically injured in Metrobus crash in Virginia, police say

Fairfax County, Virginia, police are investigating a crash involving a sedan and a Metro bus that injured an unidentified minor Sunday evening. According to a statement from the department, the crash happened just after 4 p.m. near the intersection of Gallows Road and Anderson Drive in Merrifield. Fairfax County Police indicated that a juvenile passenger in the sedan was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.

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The current condition of the juvenile is unknown at this time. A spokesperson for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) confirmed that a Metrobus was involved in the crash, but there were no injuries onboard. The crash remains under investigation. A map of the approximate crash location is included below. [google_map latitude=”38.86136″ longitude=”-77.22741″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”Approx. Crash Location” dynamic_map=”false”] WTOP’s Ivy Lyons contributed to this report.

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