9 injured after car plows into bus stop in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO - A car plowed into a bus stop in San Francisco's Chinatown on Friday during lunchtime, injuring nine people including two critically, authorities and local media said.

Police spokeswoman Giselle Talkolff said the accident happened at 12:30 p.m. on a street in Chinatown that is lined with restaurants and small retail shops. Witnesses reported a chaotic scene, with at least one of the injured bleeding profusely.

KNTV reported that nine people were hurt, at least six were taken for treatment at a hospital and that two were in critical condition.

It was not immediately known what caused the car to lose control and drive into the bus stop, Talkoff said.

Shattered glass covered the sidewalk at the site of the crash, which caused part of the bus stop to collapse.

Supervisor Aaron Peskin, who represents Chinatown, told the San Francisco Chronicle he saw bleeding victims.

One was bleeding profusely in what Peskin described as a "pretty horrific scene."

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Information from: KNTV-TV.