Authorities responded to the scene after they received reports at 1:18 p.m. of a bus crashing into a building.
Oakland, CA. – An AC Transit bus slammed into an auto repair shop Tuesday afternoon after colliding with an SUV, sending 11 people to the hospital, according to the Oakland Fire Department.
Authorities responded to the scene after they received reports at 1:18 p.m. of a bus crashing into a building.
The crash occurred at All About Cars Auto and Body Repair, located at 6821 Foothill Boulevard, after the bus -traveling toward downtown Oakland – struck an SUV at the 68th Avenue intersection. AC Transit said the collision caused the driver to lose control, sending the bus through an iron fence and into the front of the auto shop.
No one inside the business was hurt. Eight bus passengers, the bus driver, and two occupants of the SUV were transported to hospitals for evaluation. The transit agency reported that none of the injuries were considered severe, though the bus driver had to be extricated by emergency crews.
The building was later red-tagged, and a structural engineer was requested to assess the extent of the damage. Traffic delays affected the stretch of Foothill Boulevard between 65th and 73rd avenues as crews worked the scene.
It remains unknown whether drugs or alcohol contributed to the collision.
Oakland police officers are leading the investigation.
Oakland has experienced persistently and unacceptably high traffic fatalities, a trend the city describes as a “public safety epidemic”. In 2022, Oakland recorded a record high of 36 traffic deaths. While state-level preliminary data for California in 2025 has shown a significant decrease in motor vehicle deaths overall, specific Oakland data for that exact period is not yet detailed. The city’s crash trends are heavily concentrated on a small portion of its infrastructure, with just 6% to 8% of streets (known as the High Injury Network) accounting for over 60% of severe and fatal collisions. These crashes disproportionately impact the city’s Priority Equity communities. The leading causes of these severe and fatal crashes in Oakland are consistent with state and national trends, primarily involving preventable driver behaviors. Key contributing factors include speeding, which is at the root of about 25% of deadly crashes, failure to yield to pedestrians, running red lights and stop signs, and unsafe turning (especially left turns). Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and distracted driving also remain persistent issues.
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