NYC tour bus driver who slammed into city bus gets ticket for running red light
Two busses are damaged after a collision on Thursday, July 6, 2023 in New York. A crash involving a double-decker tour bus and a city bus in Manhattan sent several people to hospitals for treatment, fire and EMS officials said. Credit: AP
NEW YORK — A New York City tour bus driver has been ticketed for running a red light and crashing into a public bus, sending 18 people to hospitals, police said Friday.
Most of the passengers injured Thursday evening had cuts, bruises and scrapes, said EMS Deputy Chief Paul Hopper. Aside from those who went to the hospital, about 60 others requested evaluation by a doctor at the scene.
City transit officials blamed the Topview sightseeing bus driver for the crash.
The driver “seemed to have blown a red light and T-boned our bus” on East 23rd Street and First Avenue in Manhattan, said New York City Transit President Richard Davey.
“Obviously there are traffic laws that need to be followed in the city of New York, and it wasn’t here,” he said.
The police department confirmed that the tour bus driver was ticketed for running a red light. The crash is under investigation.
Topview NYC did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Friday morning.
Two busses are damaged after a collision on Thursday, July 6, 2023 in New York. A crash involving a double-decker tour bus and a city bus in Manhattan sent several people to hospitals for treatment, fire and EMS officials said. Credit: AP
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