RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) -- A northern Virginia man was charged in connection with a GRTC bus wreck that sent eight people to the hospital Wednesday.
It happened shortly before noon at the intersection of West Broad Street and Brook Road in downtown Richmond.
Investigators said Jeffrey Gums of Alexandria was charged with making an illegal lane change.
Gums, who did not want to be interviewed, told officers he was looking at his GPS when he tried making a quick turn onto Brook and did not see the bus.
People eating lunch at nearby restaurants just feet from the crash saw what happened.
William Wright, the owner of Restaurant 27, watched as rescue workers carried people off the damaged bus.
“I saw the truck out of the corner of my eye and boom it already happened,” Wright said.
The mess was cleared up in less than an hour. Passengers were being treated at nearby hospitals and traffic was soon flowing on Broad once again.
The injured bus passengers are all expected to be OK.
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