At around 3:30pm on Tuesday afternoon a black BMW collided with a school bus at the intersection of President St. and Brooklyn Ave. Eyewitnesses said that they had seen the BMW speed down President and heard it try to stop when it reached the intersection of Brooklyn where it collided with the bus. The BMW had a red light.
The school bus, operated by the ‘Varsity Bus Co.’ was packed with kids on their way home. Police had blocked off the surrounding area with the assistance of a few Shomrim Members and FDNY EMT’s treated some of the children on the bus for minor injuries, a few were transported to a local hospital.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
3rd Accident Involving a School Bus in a Week
At around 3:30pm on Tuesday afternoon a black BMW collided with a school bus at the intersection of President St. and Brooklyn Ave. Eyewitnesses said that they had seen the BMW speed down President and heard it try to stop when it reached the intersection of Brooklyn where it collided with the bus. The BMW had a red light.
The school bus, operated by the ‘Varsity Bus Co.’ was packed with kids on their way home. Police had blocked off the surrounding area with the assistance of a few Shomrim Members and FDNY EMT’s treated some of the children on the bus for minor injuries, a few were transported to a local hospital.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
The driver of the BMW told CrownHeights.info that he had been driving down President St. at no more then 30 MPH when all of a sudden his breaks stopped working the result of which sent him flying into the bus. The driver also said that he had the car for less then a week, it still had temporary dealer plates. There were no Yidden involved in this incident.
mama
Why don’t most of the school busses in CH have seat belts for the students? Also, they should all have monitors to make sure the students use them. The busses also should have doors on each side of the bus.
CN
The old “brakes didn’t work” story. Not very creative.
Saw the scene
B”H
I happened to see this accident scene, less than an hour after it happened. It looked scary, and too close to home for us parents.
WAS THE DRIVER OF THE CAR CHARGED? WAS HE/SHE HURT (this looked quite possible)?
Within minutes of walking past this scary scene, I saw impatient drivers blowing their horns (at a different intersection) and trying to run the light while it was changing.
During the hours that school buses are in use, after school, we need more of those traffic cops who are so busy on their parking ticket blitzes!!!!!
bothered
whats with all these little kids standing by them selves on the streeet look at the last pic not one there doies anyone else seem to be bothered
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those poor kids.
mn
on Monday I witnessed a car take the light on union and kingston forcing a school bus into a short stop barely avoiding the car.
Anonymous
Hang up your cell phone and drive!
shmuli bronstein
to mama i saw the sene and it had doors an both sids
concerned
ive seen countless times with my brothers how they sit on the steps of the bus when the bus is reaching thier stop. look where the car hit the bus, what if ch”v kids were sitting there?
Toishev
Another CHer driving a German car?… nu nu
Anonymous
Toishev:
The article states that there were no yidden involved.