EDIS Number: VI-20150330-47549-USA
Date / time: 30/03/2015 16:53:46 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: North-America
Country: USA
State/County: State of New York
Location: New York City [Glenwood Road and East 102nd Street, Canarsie, Brooklyn]
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: 12 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Moderate
Description:
Twelve people were injured, one of them seriously, when a minivan hit an MTA bus after allegedly running a stop sign in Brooklyn Monday morning, transit and fire officials say. The van struck the right side of the B6 bus at Glenwood Road and East 102nd Street in Canarsie shortly before 9 a.m., MTA authorities said. Some passengers remained in the bus after the accident, according to the MTA. It wasn't clear if any children had been on board. The dozen injured were taken to a hospital. The investigation is ongoing.
