EDIS Number: VI-20150108-46592-USA
Date / time: 08/01/2015 04:21:57 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: North-America
Country: USA
State/County: State of New York
Location: New York City [ Utica Ave & Clarendon Rd, Brooklyn]
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: 25 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Heavy
Description:
More than two dozen people were hurt in a multi-vehicle accident involving an MTA bus in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. Fire officials said 25 people were injured; three of the victims had critical injuries, three were seriously hurt but their injuries were not considered life-threatening and 19 had injuries described as minor. The MTA confirmed one of the vehicles involved in the 4:30 p.m. accident at Utica Avenue and Clarendon Road in Flatbush was a city bus. It wasn't clear how many other vehicles were involved.