A group of armed robbery suspects crashed their getaway van into the back of a bus in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland, Monday afternoon as police chased them, authorities say.
Two armed robbery suspects, both men, were arrested and firefighters had to rescue a third suspect who was trapped inside the dark-colored minivan, Montgomery County police said.
About 2:40 p.m., officers responded to an armed robbery in the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road and found the suspects at the White Oak Shopping Center, police said. Police pursued the van when it drove off, authorities said.
The minivan eventually crashed into the back of a MetroBus in the area of Georgia Avenue at the D.C.-Maryland line, police said. A Montgomery County police cruiser hit the minivan after it hit the bus, according to police.
Chopper4 video of the crash showed the front left side of the white four-door cruiser underneath the van.
Police said they recovered one firearm. It’s not yet clear what charges the suspects will face.
No officers were injured and none of the passengers on the bus had “serious injuries,” police said.
Police said Georgia Ave. is closed off at the D.C. line as they investigate.
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