A Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) bus veered and crashed into a guardrail on State Route 163 Tuesday morning after the driver "possibly suffered a medical emergency," the California Highway Patrol told NBC 7.

The incident occurred around 10 a.m. when the bus, traveling northbound on SR-163 just north of Washington Street, veered to the right and hit a guardrail, coming to a stop, CHP said.

CHP Sgt. Millen Mateo said first responders found an unconscious driver who was taken to a nearby hospital in CPR condition. The San Diego Fire-Rescue said one other person was also taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

The cause of the accident, which left the University Avenue on-ramp to northbound SR-163 closed through late morning

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