In the vicinity of San Francisco’s Castro District, a shuttle bus operated by Google was involved in a collision with several vehicles on a steep incline, resulting in injuries to one individual.

The incident occurred around 8:45 a.m. on Castro Street, between 20th and 21st Streets, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Arriving officers encountered the shuttle with damage to its rear end and at least four other vehicles with significant damage, positioned both behind and in front of the bus.

Initial observations suggest the bus may have rolled back on the hill, colliding with the cars, although the exact cause of the crash has yet to be determined by the ongoing investigation.

Some local journalists need to be on this: “A google bus lost its power while going up the hill and roll back and hit 9 cars this morning outside of my place” (Castro district, SF). Video from my friend below. pic.twitter.com/B8T8K2RCD2

— Xian Ke (@xianke) November 6, 2023

One occupant from the affected vehicles was transported to the hospital with injuries of an undisclosed nature. The bus operator and the drivers of the involved vehicles stayed at the scene, as reported by the authorities. The video above was from Twitter by a San Francisco resdient.

A representative for Google acknowledged that the vehicle was part of their shuttle service and affirmed that the company is investigating the circumstances of the incident.

The San Francisco Police Department has requested that anyone with information about the crash get in touch by calling 415-575-4444 or by texting TIP411, starting the message with SFPD’.