MILWAUKEE — Two people and two Milwaukee police officers went to the hospital after a crash Tuesday morning near 35th and Center streets, where DPW says someone intentionally cut the traffic signal wires.
The crash happened around 4:43 a.m. Sept. 29, near North 35th and West Center streets.
Milwaukee police said the traffic signal was not working because someone had vandalized it.
The city's Department of Public Works confirmed the wires had been intentionally cut.
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Police said a car traveling west on West Center Street collided with a bus traveling south on North 35th Street as both vehicles entered the intersection.
The bus then struck a police squad car that was legally parked on West Center Street with its emergency lights activated.
The bus went into a ditch after the collision. The car continued west before coming to a stop in the roadway, police said.
The 62-year-old driver of the car was taken to a hospital with suspected minor injuries.
A 48-year-old bus passenger and two Milwaukee police officers, ages 29 and 32, were also taken to a hospital with possible injuries.
The 69-year-old bus driver and another passenger, age 52, were not injured, according to police.
The district the bus was serving is not known.
Milwaukee Public Schools confirmed the bus was not affiliated with their district.
Police said no children were on board.
A spokesperson for DPW said crews had previously repaired the same signal in recent weeks after a similar incident.
The crash remains under investigation.
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