A gunman has hijacked a bus in downtown Los Angeles and taken passengers hostage.
The incident occurred during a police chase.
Police began a high-speed pursuit of the bus across the city, The Telegraph reports.
At one point, the bus was heading in the wrong direction on a one-way road.
Police installed spike strips to stop the moving bus.
The bus stopped only when its path was blocked by an armored vehicle.
Police entered into a standoff with an armed criminal.
He held at least one person hostage.
According to other reports, armed police officers communicated with the suspect via a loudspeaker.
It is not yet clear how many people were on the hijacked bus.
The driver was believed to be operating the bus on instructions from the armed hijacker.
