First responders at the scene of a Manhattan bus crash on July 6, 2023.
Photo by Dean Moses
At least 18 people were hospitalized and another 60 people were being evaluated for injuries Thursday night after a tour bus and an MTA bus collided at a Manhattan intersection, the Fire Department reported.
The incident happened just before 7:30 p.m. on July 6 at the corner of 1st Avenue and East 23rd Street near Peter Cooper Village.
Citing FDNY sources, WABC-TV reported that the double-decker tour bus rear-ended and then broadsided an MTA X27 express bus traveling through the intersection.
Both buses were relatively full at the time of the collision, according to FDNY Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy of Division 1 and Deputy Chief Paul Hopper of EMS Division 1. The responding units worked quickly to rescue individuals from both vehicles, using ladders and ropes at times to get individuals trapped on the top of the tour bus after one of the egresses had been damaged in the wreck.
“Units quickly put up some ladders, and used some ropes to lower the injured people down,” Murphy explained. “They did a really nice job. All the units worked well together.”
As of 9 p.m., 18 individuals had been rushed to local hospitals for treatment of various injuries, none of which appeared to be life-threatening, Hopper said. The injuries varied from minor cuts and bruises to fractures.
“We’re all quite fortunate it was not much worse,” he noted.
The cause of the crash remains unknown and under investigation, Fire Department sources said.
This is a developing story; check with amNY.com for further updates.
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