Columbia mayor involved in crash that shut down busy intersection

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe said Thursday afternoon that she was OK after her car was in a crash involving a city bus.

The crash shut down College Avenue at University Avenue at about 4 p.m. Thursday, according to an alert sent by Boone County emergency dispatchers. It wasn't clear whether anyone on the bus was hurt. Damage was visible on Buffaloe's vehicle and on the bus.

The scene was clear by about 5 p.m.

Buffaloe told ABC 17 News that a car ran a red light and hit her vehicle, which then hit a city bus. The car that hit Buffaloe was traveling south on College, she said.

"They hit the rear passenger side of my car, and it pushed me into the front of the bus, driver's side," Buffaloe wrote in a text message.

Police officers at the scene declined to comment on the details of the crash.

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