06/25/2010 // West Palm Beach, FL, USA // Tara Monks // Tara Monks
Atlantic City, NJ – A Brooklyn-based passenger bus from New York City crashed with two other vehicles on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at approximately 11:30 a.m., leaving 24 injured, with two in critical condition, as reported by the New York Post. The bus was traveling from Chinatown to Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.
According to police reports, the Sun Lee bus was unable to stop in time for backed up traffic on the eastbound lanes of Route 40. In possible attempts to avoid hitting the traffic, the driver veered into the concrete median wall. Upon doing so, the bus bounced off the wall and rear-ended a car. The bus then careened into the west-bound lanes and hit a sidewalk, skidding along the guardrail.
The bus landed on its side, though the fire department was able to bring it back up.
Rescue crews transported 24 people, three of whom were in critical condition, to area hospitals.
The driver, who was catapulted through the windshield, was in listed in critical condition in the trauma unit at Atlantic City Medical Center, according to authorities.
No fatalities had been reported as of 1:30 p.m., Thursday.
New Jersey state inspectors said they will examine the bus for possible mechanical failure, according to police spokesman Sgt. Stephen Jones.
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