None of the injuries are life-threatening, according to the FDNY.
Dozens of people were injured after a bus collided in New York City Thursday night, the FDNY said.
The FDNY said it received a call shortly before 7 p.m. ET for a “major vehicle accident” at First Avenue and 23rd Street in Manhattan, where a double-decker tour bus and an MTA bus collided.
According to Deputy Chief Paul Hopper of EMS Division 1, 36 people were hospitalized, while 35 were treated at the scene. None of the injuries had been considered life-threatening, Hopper said.
This video screenshot shows first responders at the scene of a bus crash in New York on July 6, 2023.
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Both buses appeared to be “fully occupied” at the time of the crash, with many injuries including “cuts, bruises, scrapes, some suspected fractures and some head and neck injuries as well,” according to Hopper.
The driver of the tour bus was taken to the hospital for evaluation and officials said he did not have the most serious injury of the people who have been treated.
Injured passengers are led away from the scene of a bus crash in New York on July 6, 2023.
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FDNY Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy said first responders at the scene “quickly set up ladders and used ropes to get some of the injured people down” due to a damaged exit .
Officials declined to comment when asked to explain what might have caused the crash.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
