MTA Bus Hits Fire Hydrant In Prospect Heights: Officials

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — An MTA bus jumped a curb and hit a fire hydrant in Prospect Heights Tuesday morning, injuring the driver and one rider, according to officials and video from the scene.

The B65 bus rammed into the hydrant and a parked car on Dean Street near Carlton Avenue, MTA spokesperson Marisa Baldeo said. The crash happened at about 8:20 a.m., according to the FDNY.

The fire hydrant appears to have skidded several feet across the sidewalk in video from the scene that a witness shared on the Citizen app. The bus also appeared to knock over a tree and had part of its bumper missing, according to the footage.

The driver and the sole passenger on board were brought to a hospital with minor injuries, Baldeo said. The MTA is investigating the cause of the crash, she said.

"Our thoughts are with our bus operator and our customer, and we wish them both a speedy recovery," Baldeo said in a statement.

Cars steered around the bus and an ambulance that responded to the crash, another Citizen video shows.

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the location of the crash. It happened on Dean Street near Carlton Avenue, not Classon Avenue.