A subway bus carrying several passengers crashed into a utility pole in Studio City Friday morning, sending half a dozen people to the hospital, authorities said.
Photos of the crash showed that the entire front frame of the bus was crumpled.
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 3900 block of Lankershim Boulevard off Main Street near the Universal Pictures and Universal Studios lots, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said.
Seven people were injured in the crash, six of whom were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and one person who refused treatment at the scene, officials said.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear, police said.