At least 3 injured after Metrobus crashes into DC restaurant

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Metrobus crashes into the Ambar restaurant in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood. (Courtesy DC Fire and EMS Department)
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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)
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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)
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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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Matt Small

Matt joined WTOP News at the start of 2020, after contributing to Washington’s top news outlet as an Associated Press journalist for nearly 18 years.

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