Vehicle hits Lexington Greyhound station, injures bystander. Damage ‘extensive.’

After being hit by a vehicle at a Lexington bus station, a man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries on Tuesday, police said.

According to Lt. Ronald Keaton with the Lexington Police Department, a vehicle crashed into the front of the Greyhound bus station on West New Circle near Russell Cave Road, causing significant damage. Firefighters told WKYT, the Herald-Leader’s reporting partner, that the vehicle had six passengers, including the driver.

“There was a vehicle that was pulling in to park, and the female driver’s foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas,” Keaton said.

He said the vehicle struck a homeless man standing outside and knocked him inside the building.

The man was transported to the hospital with reportedly “non-life-threatening injuries,” Keaton said.

He said that the damage to the bus station is “pretty extensive;” There was damage to the power lines, but Keaton said the building was operational.

No charges are expected to be filed, according to police.

This story was originally published July 13, 2021 at 1:04 PM.