The cause of the crash has not been determined. No other vehicles were involved. The driver, per local authorities, was seriously injured in the incident.
Seven passengers suffered minor to non-life threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department. The passengers and the driver were taken to hospitals for treatment.
“The bus fell approximately 50 feet on to the access road. The patients suffered injuries consistent with a fall from such a great height,” Deputy Fire Chief Paul Hopper said in a social media post.
Firefighters will secure the fuel and any other hazardous materials before pulling the bus fully on to the road, Acting Battalion Chief Steven Moore said in the post.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
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New York Crash Leaves At Least Nine Hurt, Bus Dangles From Bronx Overpass
On 1/15/21 at 5:58 AM EST
A New York City bus driver lost control and crashed through an overpass barrier on Thursday night, injuring at least nine people in the 50 foot drop.
The NYPD said an MTA articulated bus was travelling through an intersection at the Cross Bronx Expressway and University Avenue at around 11.10 p.m. on Thursday evening. No other vehicles were involved in the accident and no arrests have been made.
Officials said that either the vehicle s brakes failed or the driver did not navigate the turn, causing the bus to plummet off the overpass, leaving it hanging over the road below.
NY passenger bus hangs off overpass in the Bronx after crash, at least 8 injured
ABCNews Various people were injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and was left hanging off an overpass in New York s Bronx.
The New York Police Department told WABC that the incident happened at 11:10 p.m. Thursday on the Cross Bronx Expressway at University Avenue.
WABC confirmed at least seven to eight people, including the bus driver, were injured in the accident. Most injuries were minor, though the driver suffered the most severe injuries and is in serious condition.
The New York City Fire Department tweeted Friday night that there were nine total injuries, but in a statement they later said only eight people were treated for injuries.