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No One Hurt in Accident Involving RTA Bus, Teen Driver

The accident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Avenide Arconte, off Lincoln Avenue.

An RTA bus and a car being driven by a 16-year-old collided Monday afternoon in Murrieta.

The accident happened at about 6 p.m. when both vehicles were traveling west on Avenida Arconte. The teen driver slowed to turn left onto Corte Jamarillo, she said.

The bus driver thought the teen driver was pulling over to the right to park, so he attempted to pass her on her left, according to witnesses at the scene.

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One passenger on the bus suffered minor injuries, but was not transported to a hospital by paramedics.

The extent of the accident was property damage, according to a police officer who was on the scene.

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