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Vehicle and MBTA bus collide in Dorchester; one person sustained life-threatening injuries, police said

Four people total were sent to a nearby hospital.

A vehicle and an MBTA bus collided early Monday morning in Dorchester, sending four people to the hospital, including one with injuries believed to be life-threatening.Police responded to the area near Blue Hill Avenue and Seaver Street around 3:21 a.m., according to Sgt. John Boyle, a spokesman for Boston police.Three vehicles, plus the MBTA bus, were damaged in the crash, according to Boyle. He said the two other people involved sustained injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.

When the two collided, they also struck two parked vehicles, The Boston Globe reported.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said the bus was out of service at the time of the crash.

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“The bus was proceeding through flashing yellow lights while the auto continued through flashing red lights,” he said.

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