Crime & Safety
2 Critical After SUV And MTA Bus Crash In Harlem (UPDATE)
A total of six people were injured in the crash, two of them critically, authorities said.
HARLEM, NY — A total of six people were injured, two of whom are in critical condition, after an SUV rear-ended an MTA bus in the area of 125th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem, right near the Metro North train station, according to city fire and police officials.
A call came in at 12:04 p.m. reporting the incident, an FDNY spokeswoman told Patch. A total of six people were injured, two of them are in critical condition.
An NYPD spokesman told Patch that preliminary information suggests an SUV rear-ended an MTA bus and then struck two pedestrians.
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Further details were not immediately available.
A photo from the scene of the SUV showed that it sustained heavy damage to its front.
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A total of 6 people hurt, two are in critical condition. Witnesses say driver was a male with a female passenger in the back @fox5ny pic.twitter.com/LVXLaI8ZAe
— Kayla Mamelak (@KaylaMamelak) July 1, 2017
A photo from citizen at the scene right now. @FDNY can be seen tending to victims. 3-4 injuries. 1 trapped now free. pic.twitter.com/srZNQVTGkZ
— Brendan Walsh (@BrendanWalshnyc) July 1, 2017
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