Five injured in two-vehicle east Columbus crash involving COTA bus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Multiple people were hospitalized early Sunday morning after a crash in east Columbus involving a Central Ohio Transit Authority bus.

A police dispatcher said that a COTA bus and another vehicle crashed at the intersection of Parsons Avenue and East Town Street at 12:19 a.m. At least five people were taken to a local hospital with injuries from the crash.

Of the five victims, three were taken to Grant Medical Center with one in critical condition, another in serious condition, and the last in stable condition. The other two victims went to Nationwide Children's Hospital in stable condition.

Columbus police will investigate the crash.