Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb taken to hospital following downtown crash; city says he's OK

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb was hospitalized as a precaution on Thursday after a car crash at the corner of East 12th Street and Superior Avenue. City officials say Bibb's driver was engaged in "emergency response driving" when their vehicle was struck by a van. Police and clean-up crews stayed at the scene for a few hours while the intersection was blocked off. Sources tell 3News that Bibb was taken to Cleveland Clinic. The city of Cleveland announced in a statement that Bibb, his driver, and "the other party involved are all fine." Eyewitness Eric Blair observed the entire incident. "The light had turned red and the black SUV here was coming through the light and turned his lights on and the van just came straight across and smacked them," he recalled. Blair added that Bibb got out of the vehicle with a security guard on his own. "He seemed a little bit nervous, but for a while he was nervous. Like I said, when he got out the SUV, he walked over there ... sat in a bus stop," Blair described. We asked Blair if the mayor seemed disoriented. He said this: "For a minute and then he snapped out of it while he was sitting in a bus stop. People gave him water. I went to my vehicle and gave him a little towel to put on his head in case he bleeds more," Blair said. Lindsay Buckingham reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/loc... -- At 3News, we’re not here to tell you the news, we’re here to share the stories that you say matter most to you. Share your ideas, thoughts, concerns and engage in conversations about the communities in which we all call home. Follow 3News on Social: Facebook:   /      Twitter:   / wkyc     Instagram:   /      Visit our site: https://www.wkyc.com/ And be sure to download our app here: https://wkyc.com/app