An out-of-control bus operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) collided with multiple vehicles in the Bronx on Monday, resulting in injuries to eight individuals.
The accident occurred just before 2 p.m. in the vicinity of Cauldwell Avenue and Trinity Avenue, as reported by the New York City Fire Department.
In total, the bus impacted six vehicles as it traveled over a span of approximately six blocks.
A pair of vehicles were hit near a school at the intersection of East 163rd Street and Cauldwell Avenue. One of these vehicles was pushed into a light pole, while the other sustained damage to its side.
Further along the route, an SUV was forced onto the sidewalk, and the rear of a blue coupe was severely damaged.
Down the road, an SUV was shoved onto the sidewalk and the back of a blue coupe was destroyed.
The bus driver and seven passengers were injured in the incident. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
Screaming from panicking passengers was heard in video taken from inside the bus.
The driver of the bus and seven passengers were injured in the incident. All of them were transported to Lincoln Medical, although their conditions are unclear.
The MTA is probing factors including mechanical failure, weather or the driver’s medical condition. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but the MTA is probing factors including mechanical failure, weather or the driver’s medical condition, WABC reported.
The driver was going up a hill when they pushed the gas to accelerate, at which point the bus had a mechanical failure, police sources told WABC, adding that the driver may have hit the emergency break and slid out of control.
