At least 3 injured after Metrobus crashes into DC restaurant

A Metrobus crashed into a restaurant in D.C. early Saturday, according to DC Fire and EMS.
Metrobus crashes into the Ambar restaurant in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood.
(Courtesy DC Fire and EMS Department)
Courtesy DC Fire and EMS Department
A Metrobus crashes into the Ambar restaurant after being hit by an SUV, according to DC Fire and EMS.
(Courtesy DC Fire and EMS Department)
Courtesy DC Fire and EMS Department
At least three people were injured April 4, just after 7:20 a.m. after a Metrobus crashed into the Ambar restaurant in D.C.
(Courtesy Metro Transit Police)
Courtesy Metro Transit Police
A Metrobus crashed into a restaurant in D.C. early Saturday, according to DC Fire and EMS.
The incident took place just after 7:20 a.m. in the District’s Shaw neighborhood, at the intersection of 7th and Q streets NW.
The bus crashed into the Ambar restaurant after being hit by an SUV, Metro Transit Police said.
Fire officials said the restaurant was unoccupied at the time, and that three women were treated for minor injuries.
Crews were on site assessing the building’s structural stability.
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