The FDNY says the Topview NYC bus crashed into the MTA bus on 1st Ave and E. 23rd Street. The impact blew out the windows of the tour bus, but because it was a commercial coach liner, it absorbed much of the shock.
Dozens of people were injured after a double-decker tour bus crashed into an MTA bus in Manhattan Thursday night, according to officials. Josh Einiger has the breaking details., injuring dozens in Manhattan on Thursday night.
"What we do know is that the speed was so fast that the tour bus actually hit our MTA bus twice, bounced off, and came back," he said. "Certainly for any of our buses, we want to make sure they're protected. Last night's incident tells the story about that particular tour operator. We took some statement from the tour bus who said that he'd been driving erratically or worse," Davey said.
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