A morning commute turned chaotic when an MTA bus and a Department of Sanitation vehicle collided, injuring more than a dozen individuals. The incident took place at the intersection of Webster Avenue and East 187 Street around 9:30 a.m., as confirmed by fire department officials in a statement obtained by PIX11. The bus in question was a Bx41, typically filled with locals making their way through Fordham Heights on a standard city morning.
Specifically, 16 people were transported to the hospital for injuries sustained during the crash, and while the narrative of their morning was abruptly changed by sudden force, they are all expected to survive. According to information from 1010 WINS, the count included 12 adults and and four children, all of whom suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in the aftermath of the collision.
The cause of the crash remains unclear as investigations continue into how a routine bus trip collided with a sanitation vehicle. Authorities have not released details on the incident. Webster Avenue in the Bronx has resumed normal traffic after a brief disruption, and the FDNY and NYPD are looking into the details of the crash.
