Police identify driver killed after crashing SUV into Sun Metro bus

UPDATE:

El Paso police have identified the man killed in a car crash Thursday evening in the Lower Valley. This happened around 6:30 p.m. on the 7600 block of North Loop.

They say 21-year old Gilberto Guerra was driving his 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe when he slammed into the back of a Sun Metro Bus that was parked along the shoulder loading passengers. Guerra was taken to Del Sol Medical Center where he later died.

Investigators say speed was a factor, although it is unknown if alcohol was a factor as well.

Investigators are awaiting the toxicology results.

One man who was about to get on the bus was knocked to the ground and struck by debris from the crash. He suffered minor injuries.

The bus driver and two other passengers also suffered minor injuries.

This is the 2nd traffic fatality for 2015.

ORIGINAL:

A man has died after crashing into a Sun Metro bus in the Lower Valley.

El Paso police told ABC-7 the Sun Metro bus had stopped at a bus stop on the 7600 block of North Loop when the man who was driving an SUV slammed into its rear.

EMS crews rushed him to the hospital where he died. He has not been identified. Two passengers on the bus were treated for minor injuries.

Witnesses at the scene told ABC-7 a bystander administered CPR to the driver of the SUV, which they described as a man in his early 20’s. Witnesses said it appeared the man had stopped breathing.

Police at the scene would not confirm that information.