No other vehicles were involved in the crash. The patients suffered injuries consistent with a fall from such a great height,” Deputy Fire Chief Paul Hopper said in a social media post.įirefighters will secure the fuel and any other hazardous materials before pulling the bus fully onto the road, Acting Battalion Chief Steven Moore said in the post. “The bus fell approximately 50 feet onto the access road.
M.T.A. BUS PLUNGES FEET DANGLES OVERPASS DRIVER
The passengers and the driver were taken to hospitals for treatment.
Seven passengers suffered minor to non-life threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department. Images showed one part of the tandem bus still resting on the bridge, with the other half dangling nearly completely vertical, with its smashed front end resting on the highway ramp below. at the interchange between the Cross Bronx and Major Deegan expressways. The vehicle, an articulated bus, crashed just after 11 p.m. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.NEW YORK – A bus in New York City careened off a road and was left dangling from an overpass in a crash late Thursday that caused serious injuries to the driver, police said. Our hearts go out to them with hope that they can recover quickly,” MTA’s Chief Safety and Security Officer Patrick Warren said. We are certain this was a terrifying incident for those customers on the bus.
M.T.A. BUS PLUNGES FEET DANGLES OVERPASS FULL
We are conducting a full investigation and will implement lessons learned in order to prevent it from happening again. “When an incident like this occurs we take it very seriously. The crashed happened Thursday night, causing the front portion to fall about 50 feet. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has released a statement. bus hangs over an overpass barrier in the Bronx early Friday morning, Jan. “Currently we are making sure all the fuel and other hazardous materials within the vehicle is secured until the bus can be pulled onto the roadway,” FDNY Acting Battalion Chief Steven Moore said on Instagram. Heavy tow trucks are on the scene preparing to remove the dangling bus, according to the police.
Streets near the accident site are now closed and officials say traffic is delayed in the area. It is still unclear whether the accident was caused by operator error or a mechanical malfunction and no arrests have been made so far, the police added. A bus in New York City that careened off a road in the Bronx dangles of an overpass on Friday. There are nine civilian injuries reported at this time. “The bus fell approximately 50 feet onto the access road,” FDNY Deputy Chief Paul Hopper said on New York City Fire Department’s Instagram account.įDNY units are on scene of a motor vehicle accident at University Ave and the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Bronx where a tandem bus has crashed through the barriers and is hanging off the overpass onto the roadway below. Those injured have been taken to nearby hospitals, the police said.
The crash happened close to midnight Thursday on the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway and University Avenue, according to the NYPD. The tandem bus is now dangling over the roadway below, the NYPD said. At least seven people, including the bus driver, were injured after a bus crashed through a overpass barrier in New York City’s Bronx area, according to the New York Police Department.
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