A pickup truck slammed into the side of a bus carrying dozens of passengers in Santa Clarita early Sunday morning, September 27, 2026, leaving four people injured. The crash was reported around 3 a.m. near the intersection of Main Street and Lyons Avenue in the Old Town Newhall area. The impact reportedly trapped the pickup truck’s driver inside the vehicle, and Los Angeles County Fire Department crews worked to free them. Three bus passengers and the truck driver were treated for injuries and transported to area hospitals. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
According to KTLA, the bus was carrying an estimated 40 to 50 passengers when it was struck, and firefighters had to extricate the trapped truck driver. Hometown Station (KHTS) reported the bus was an Amtrak connection shuttle carrying an estimated 20 to 30 passengers, and that LA County Fire spokesperson Pauline McGee confirmed one person was trapped along with three others suffering minor injuries. All four injured people were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. Investigators have not yet released a cause for the crash, and no citations have been announced.
