Transit buses have been involved in more than 2,400 crashes across Maryland since the beginning of last year, a Banner analysis of state crash data found. More than one in four took place in Baltimore.

A crash involving a Maryland Transit Administration bus and a car in East Baltimore on Thursday is the latest in a series of transit vehicle collisions in the city. Baltimore has seen at least 692 crashes involving a bus since the start of 2025, more than almost any other jurisdiction in Maryland; only Montgomery County has had more. The city’s total includes nearly 400 crashes involving other vehicles.

Thursday’s crash happened after Baltimore Police officers were notified of a stolen car around 12:48 p.m. and attempted to conduct a traffic stop of the red sedan, Commissioner Richard Worley said at a news conference. The driver fled and, while driving eastbound on East Oliver Street, crashed into the MTA bus, which was traveling southbound on North Wolfe Street, police said.

The collision injured 16 people, including the bus driver and the four occupants of the car, who Worley said were young people. While most sustained minor injuries, several people are in serious or critical condition following the crash, officials said.

Bus crashes in Baltimore have caused injuries more frequently than collisions elsewhere in the state: Since the start of 2025, three out of four crashes involving a transit bus in the city have resulted in an injury, according to The Banner’s analysis. During the same period, roughly one-third of crashes in Maryland involving a bus ended in injury.