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2 injured as Metro bus, van collide in downtown Seattle

May 8, 2013, 5:25 PM | Updated: 5:32 pm

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A Metro bus and a van collided at the intersection of Boren and Pike streets in downtown Seattle Wednesday afternoon.

The Seattle Fire Department reported two people were transported to Harborview Medical Center with injuries.

Traffic was being diverted around the accident scene. There’s no word yet on what caused the collision but investigators are on the scene.

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