TULSA, Okla. — Three people are in critical condition following a crash involving a school bus and two other vehicles.
It happened on Wednesday morning near Peoria and E 33rd Street North. Police said that speed was a factor in the crash.
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Tulsa police say that around 11:20 a.m., a silver BMW entered North Peoria Avenue at a high rate of speed.
"It looks like, and according to road evidence, tire yaw and marks, it looks like the BMW was going to try to go around the Jeep, but encountered the Chevy Equinox. It made contact with the Equinox and the Jeep at the same time," Tripler said.
Police say the silver BMW ran into the back of the Jeep, slinging it into the fence of a nearby auto repair shop.
"The Equinox was impacted so hard that both tires came off the back of the Equinox," Tripler said.
The collision caused multiple vehicles to spin out, finally stopping in the middle of the roadway.
The driver of the BMW is in critical condition. The passenger and the Jeep's driver are in serious condition. The Equinox's driver is in stable but guarded condition.
A Tulsa Public Schools bus was traveling southbound on Peoria when it was also struck. TPS said there were no students on board, and the bus driver was not hurt.
The impact was so intense that nearby workers said they felt it inside their shop.
"And it was really loud because I was inside the shop and I thought it was all here because of how strong I felt it in the building," Marya Jones said.
Peoria Avenue near 36th Street North was shut down for hours as investigators measured brake marks to estimate speed and the sequence of impact.
Police are urging drivers to slow down, reminding the public that excessive speed puts more than one life at risk.
"You may not know that someone else is just directly in front of another vehicle in another lane, and if you're going so fast, you don't have time to correct your behavior, and it's going to impact a whole lot of lives, not just your own," Tripler said.
Crews closed the road while they worked on the crash.
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