They said this driver passed her latest checkup in January and was deemed fit for duty on Thursday morning. Transit officials said bus drivers are required to go for physicals twice a year. This mas was all banged up,' a witness said. 'I was happy she was alright,' a child's mother said. We're told she was pulled off her route immediately to be by her sister's side at the hospital.Īccording to EMS, 12 passengers, including children, had minor injuries. The driver's sister is also an MTA bus driver. We're not sure, as your question is if it was traumatic or medical in nature, which will be identified by the hospital,' EMS Division Chief Evan Suchecki said. 'The driver was treated for cardiac arrest. First responders said the driver suffered a medical episode either before or after the crash and went into cardiac arrest. New York City Transit is investigating exactly what went wrong. The cops came, the fire department came,' the witness said. 'I went to the bus, couldn't get the doors open. The front windows of the bus were cracked from the moment of impact. 'I'm screaming like, did anybody check if she's alive?' one witness said.

Witnesses saw the crash and jumped in to help the bus driver. when the bus went right into an elevated subway column. The driver was traveling southbound on Boston Road in the West Farms section at around 8:15 a.m. NEW YORK - More than a dozen people were hurt when an MTA bus crashed into an elevated subway column Thursday in the Bronx.įirst responders said they treated the driver for cardiac arrest and hope she survives, CBS2's Andrea Grymes reported.

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