Two people were injured Wednesday when a Metro driver lost control of the bus and crashed into a backyard in Lake View Terrace, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
The crash was reported around 2:50 p.m. near Van Nuys Boulevard and Gladstone Avenue. According to police, the driver tried to start the bus after it stalled but it ended up taking off with no driver. The runaway bus went down the street and crashed into poles before coming to a stop in the backyard of a home.
Metro specified that the bus in the incident was an eastbound Metro Bus Line 233 that had a mechanical failure. It ended up crashing into a tree that fell on a pedestrian, the transportation agency said.
There were no passengers aboard the bus at the time.
Authorities said a 73-year-old man was hurt and a 35-year-old was treated at the scene.