Oakland County Jail Inmates Injured in Bloomfield Township Crash

Four inmates of the Oakland County Jail suffered minor injuries Saturday when a motorist struck a bus they were on while driving through Bloomfield Township.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Department's transport bus was westbound on Square Lake Road near Woodward Avenue when a vehicle abruptly made a right-hand turn in front of it at about 8:45 p.m., a news release stated.

The vehicle, which was headed north on Woodward, struck the bus and caused minor damage. Three inmates complained of head and neck pain, and a fourth said they injured an ankle. Three of the inmates were transported by ambulance to McLaren Hospital in Pontiac and later released to authorities at the jail. The other went straight to the jail, according to the news release.

Neither the driver of the vehicle, a 47-year-old Northville man, nor any sheriff's deputies on the bus reported injuries.

Officers with the Bloomfield Township Police Department and Bloomfield Township firefighters responded to the scene, along with additional sheriff's deputies. Township officers completed a crash report, which will be reviewed for any possible charges. 

Estimated damage to the bus was not available.