NEW YORK – The tandem MTA bus that veered off an overpass onto the Cross Bronx Expressway was finally removed from its precarious perch early Friday after spending hours overnight dangling over the road. FDNY officials said it fell about 50 feet before hitting the ground, its descent slowed by an articulated connection to the rear section. The bus was traveling down University Ave. just east .
Bus is dangling from New York overpass after accident that left at least seven people injured
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.
The tandem bus is now dangling over the roadway below, the NYPD said.
The crash happened close to midnight Thursday on the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway and University Avenue, according to the NYPD. Those injured have been taken to nearby hospitals, the police said.
“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.
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