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Dramatic video shows moment SUV crashes into Detroit public bus

Click to play video: 'Video captures terrifying crash of Detroit city bus'
Video captures terrifying crash of Detroit city bus
WATCH: Cameras capture crash of SUV into Detroit city bus, resulting bus crash through brick wall – Jun 27, 2017

Cameras on board a Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) public bus caught a dramatic scene when an SUV barrels through a stop sign and crashes into the bus, sending it careening through a brick wall.

The DDOT video of the May 26, 2017, crash was released Tuesday.

Detroit police said the SUV driver was speeding and blew through a stop sign, the Detroit Free Press reported.

The video shows the SUV hitting the front of the bus, then spiralling into a telephone pole. The bus then loses control and crashes into a brick building.

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The footage shows the driver being thrown from his seat during the crash.

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There were five people in the bus at the time of the crash. Both the 60-year-old driver of the bus and the 18-year-old driver of the SUV were in critical condition after the crash.

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