Multiple people injured after cars sandwiched between MTA bus in Brooklyn crash

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Several injured in Bed-Stuy accident involving bus
It happened just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Flushing Ave and Nostrand Ave in Bed-Stuy.

BED-STUY, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Multiple people were injured in a crash involving an MTA bus in Brooklyn.

It happened just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Flushing Ave and Nostrand Ave in Bed-Stuy.

Two cars were sandwiched in between the MTA bus.

Police said a B44 MTA bus was traveling southbound on Nostrand Avenue at 2:30 p.m. when it collided with another vehicle.

Police said the 59-year-old female bus driver was transported to an area hospital where she's expected to survive.

EMS transported two occupants from one of the other three vehicles involved to Woodhull Hospital where they're expected to survive.

Those two occupants are a 33-year-old woman who suffered pain to the leg and a 9-year-old girl who suffered pain to her arm, police said.

The FDNY said four others were treated at the scene for their injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.

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