Mayor Justin Bibb was involved in a car crash in Downtown Cleveland Thursday morning. The crash happened around 8:55 a.m. at the corner of East 12th Street and Superior Avenue.
No major injuries reported
According to city officials, the mayor, his driver and the person inside the other vehicle are OK.
Witnesses told News 5 the mayor had a scratch on his head and got into an ambulance. EMS says it transported Bibb to the hospital as a precaution.
The driver of the other vehicle appeared to hurt his elbow and was seen walking from his van afterward.
A News 5 reporter went to Parts Plus to find out how the driver was doing and was told that the employee was receiving a medical evaluation. The company had no comment beyond that.
What happened?
Two witnesses told News 5 that the mayor's vehicle threw on its emergency lights at the last minute and ran through the intersection when the other vehicle had the green.
News 5 obtained video of the crash.
Eric Blair, a witness, told News 5: “This vehicle here came across with his light on by the time he came across this vehicle had the green light going that way.
"I want to say the mayor's vehicle was at fault because when he came across, he turned his light on. And by the time he came across this vehicle had no time to stop so he hit them.
“It sounded real horrible. It sound like a bomb had went off.”
Blair said he asked the mayor if he was OK, and that's when he noticed the mayor's head had been cut.
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Ace Carson, another witness, said: “Nobody really got hurt. Justin just got a scratch on his head and that’s about it.”
Carson said it sounded "like a building falling. That’s how hard it hit. There was one guy who came out here. He lives on the 15th floor. He heard it.”
A spokesperson for the city said the police are investigating and will get back to us later with more information.
