One dead after crash involving COTA bus, another vehicle

Published
June 17, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Columbus, Alabama
intersection of Stelzer Road and Allegheny Avenue
Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash Columbus Alabama in Columbus, Alabama: One person died after a crash involving a Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus and another vehicle on June 17. Columbus police's Accident Investigation Unit responded to the fatal traffic crash at the intersection of Stelzer Road and Allegheny Avenue on the city's East Side, near the Columbus VA Medical Center and Columbus Africentric Early College High School. The crash occurred at 7:18 p.m., according to a Columbus dispatcher.

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One dead after crash involving COTA bus, another vehicle

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