One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a WRTA bus Thursday evening.

The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. in Austintown near the intersection of Mahoning Avenue and Route 11.

An SUV collided with a WRTA bus in that area, sending the bus into a utility pole and a steel pole holding an overhead street sign.

The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital.

Only a few passengers were on the bus at the time and none of them were hurt.