AC Transit bus crashes into Oakland building, sends 11 to hospital

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An AC Transit bus crashed into an Oakland auto repair shop on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo: Oakland Fire Department)

OAKLAND, Calif. - An AC Transit bus crashed into an Oakland auto shop Tuesday afternoon, sending a total of 11 people to the hospital.

According to the Oakland Fire Department, authorities received a call at 1:18 p.m. about a bus crashing into a building.

Crash into Oakland auto shop

What we know:

The crash occurred at All About Cars Auto and Body Repair at 6821 Foothill Boulevard in Oakland.

AC Transit says the bus was headed toward downtown Oakland on Foothill Boulevard at the 68th Avenue intersection when it collided with an SUV.

The bus driver then lost control, the transit agency said, and hit the auto repair shop.

No one inside the building was injured, AC Transit said.

Eight bus passengers, the bus driver and two passengers from the SUV were taken to the hospital for observation, the transit agency said.

AC Transit said there were no "significant or severe" injuries among bus passengers or occupants of the SUV. The bus driver had to be extricated with tools used by crews.

Oakland fire officials originally said four people were transported to the hospital, but AC Transit later gave updated information.

A structural engineer has been requested to inspect the building, which has since been red-tagged. Oakland fire officials said.

Drivers in the area between 73rd and 65th avenues saw delays.

Ac Transit said the bus will likely remain at the scene until Wednesday. Their team is at the site to monitor the situation.

The Oakland Police Department is leading the investigation of this crash. They said at this point it is unknown if drugs or alcohol played a role.

What they're saying:

"We just heard a boom, boom, boom," said Tabarrie Merritt, an All About Cars worker. "It was crazy because it was very shocking because people were in there panicking, crying. There was a baby inside. It was very scary."

Merritt said he and others shattered the windows on the bus to try to help passengers get out. "We're bashing this window…bashing this window in…and some guy was kicking this window out," said Merritt. Merritt said he pulled out several people, including a woman with a baby and a toddler through a window.

Robert Lyles, an AC Transit spokesperson, said there is video from on board the bus.

"There is video on board. We're trying to determine if that video can be downloaded. There's pretty significant damage to the front of the bus. There was another bus in the area so we're going to collect as much video as possible," he said.

The impact sent the bus crashing into an iron fence until it ultimately crashed into the store.

"There is a significant amount of damage The truly significant news is that no one was severely injured," Lyles said.

The Source: AC Transit and the Oakland Fire Department.