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DART Bus Crashes Into White Rock Station in Dallas, Five Taken to Hospital

Investigators are working to determine what sent the bus up the station stairs into a tree.

White Rock DART Rail Station
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Overview

  • Dallas Fire-Rescue was dispatched at about 5:46 a.m. to the White Rock DART Rail Station on East Northwest Highway after reports of a crash.
  • DART said the bus operator and four passengers were transported to a hospital, and at least one person was extricated from the vehicle.
  • Video from the scene shows the bus traveled up a station staircase and onto the platform, with FOX 4 reporting the vehicle was stopped by a tree.
  • Officials reported visible damage on the northbound side of the platform as multiple tow trucks worked to move the bus off the stairs.
  • Passengers were redirected southbound, commuters were advised to use Walnut Hill station, and motorists were urged to avoid Northwest Highway as the investigation continues.