Pedestrian Seriously Injured in MTA Bus Accident on Canal Street: FDNY

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — A pedestrian was injured in an accident involving an MTA bus on Canal Street and Allen Street just before 3 p.m. on Friday, officials said.

An FDNY spokesman said one person was seriously injured in the accident in which the accordion-style bus drove up on the sidewalk and hit a gate and bench. The injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to the FDNY. The person was taken to New York Downtown Hospital by paramedics.

The bus remained on the scene until after 5 p.m. as investigators looked into the accident.

The official did not know if anyone was on the bus besides the driver, but no one else was injured.

The accident comes one day after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his campaign to get drivers to take note of dusk conditions in an effort to avoid pedestrian deaths. The number of pedestrian deaths and serious injuries is at its highest in the months of October, November and December when the sun sets earlier.

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