Two Dead, Six Injured in Chatsworth Metro Bus Crash

WHO:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The driver of the SUV has been identified as Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, a resident of Simi Valley.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The two deceased victims have been identified as Gage Weida, 31, and Daniel Castillo, 46.

NY Post - The driver of the SUV has been identified as a suspect in the crash that killed two people.

NY Post - The driver who collided with the Metro bus will be arrested on suspicion of murder.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Two people were killed in the crash.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Six people were injured in the crash.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Eyewitness News reported a witness account of the crash.

WHAT:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The SUV involved in the crash was identified as a gray 2004 Ford Expedition.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office confirmed the identities of the deceased victims as Gage Weida, 31, and Daniel Castillo, 46.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that one passenger was severely injured, while five others suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The impact of the crash fully ejected one passenger from the bus and partially ejected a second.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Bailee Lynn Rios was booked on suspicion of murder, with her bail set at $4 million.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The Los Angeles Police Department reported that one passenger was severely injured, while five others suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

ABC7 Los Angeles - At least 60 firefighters responded to the scene of the crash.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The SUV driver will be arrested on suspicion of murder following the collision.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Three people were confirmed dead in a separate incident involving a news helicopter crash that occurred approximately two hours after the bus crash.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The crash resulted in two fatalities, with one victim possibly ejected from the bus and the other found onboard.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Six people were taken to area hospitals following the crash.

ABC7 Los Angeles - An SUV collided with the side of a Metro bus.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The crash resulted in two fatalities and six injuries.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The injuries ranged from minor to critical.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Eight total patients were treated by paramedics.

ABC7 Los Angeles - One victim was possibly ejected from the bus, while another was found onboard.

WHERE:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The crash occurred on Nordhoff Street near De Soto Avenue, close to a bus stop.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Debris from the collision also damaged a blue 2024 Honda CR-V that was stopped on De Soto Avenue at Nordhoff Street.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The news helicopter crash occurred in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue, near the site of the bus collision.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The crash occurred in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The intersection of Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue was the site of the collision.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The bus involved is part of the 166 line to Sun Valley.

WHEN:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The crash happened shortly after 5 p.m. on a Tuesday evening.

WHY:

ABC7 Los Angeles - A witness reported that the SUV swerved into oncoming traffic and sped through a red light before the collision.

HOW:

ABC7 Los Angeles - Eyewitness accounts indicated that the SUV swerved into oncoming traffic and sped through a red light before colliding with the bus.

ABC7 Los Angeles - A witness reported that the SUV reached "freeway speed" before impact and described the collision as generating "the loudest sound I could imagine."

ABC7 Los Angeles - Firefighters worked to extricate trapped victims from the mangled vehicles.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Firefighters worked to extricate trapped victims from the bus.

ABC7 Los Angeles - AIR7 video showed the SUV smashed into the left side of the bus, leaving a massive hole in the bus.

(UPDATED September 16, 2026 22:01 UTC)

A gray 2004 Ford Expedition was involved in a serious crash on Nordhoff Street near De Soto Avenue, close to a bus stop, where eyewitnesses reported that the SUV swerved into oncoming traffic and sped through a red light before colliding with a bus. The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office has confirmed that the deceased victims are Gage Weida, 31, and Daniel Castillo, 46, while one passenger was severely injured and five others sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The impact of the crash was so severe that it fully ejected one passenger from the bus and partially ejected another.

(UPDATED September 16, 2026 19:03 UTC)

Bailee Lynn Rios, a 36-year-old resident of Simi Valley, has been booked on suspicion of murder following a devastating crash that resulted in the deaths of two men, Gage Weida, 31, and Daniel Castillo, 46. The Los Angeles Police Department reported that one passenger suffered severe injuries, while five others had non-life-threatening injuries, and at least 60 firefighters responded to the scene, where debris also damaged a parked blue 2024 Honda CR-V. A witness described the SUV reaching "freeway speed" before the collision, which created "the loudest sound I could imagine."

(UPDATED September 16, 2026 18:00 UTC)

The driver of the SUV involved in a fatal crash has been identified as a suspect and will be arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident that killed two people. In a separate tragedy, three individuals were confirmed dead after a news helicopter crashed in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue, which is near the site of the earlier bus collision. Authorities are investigating both incidents as they unfold.

(UPDATED September 16, 2026 16:02 UTC)

The driver involved in the collision with a Metro bus is set to be arrested on suspicion of murder. The crash tragically resulted in two fatalities, with one victim possibly ejected from the bus and the other found onboard, while six additional people were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Firefighters were on the scene, working diligently to extricate trapped victims from the wreckage of the mangled vehicles.

(UPDATED September 16, 2026 10:43 UTC)

A tragic crash in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, resulted in two fatalities and six injuries when an SUV collided with the side of a Metro bus at the intersection of Nordhoff Street and De Soto Avenue. Eyewitness accounts indicate that the SUV swerved into oncoming traffic and sped through a red light before the impact, with firefighters working to extricate trapped victims from the bus. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported that eight patients were treated, with injuries ranging from minor to critical, and AIR7 video captured the severe damage to the bus, showing a massive hole where the SUV struck.