Crime & Safety
Brooklyn School Bus Crash Injures 3 Young Girls: Report
The girls were rushed to Maimonides Medical Center and are in stable condition.
BOROUGH PARK, BROOKLYN — A crowded school bus careened into a traffic pole in Borough Park on Monday after school, injuring three young girls and halting traffic at the intersection of 17th Avenue and 48th Street.
Approximately 20 girls, ages 7 to 11, were aboard the bus at the time of the crash, according to the New York Rescue and Response Team (NYRRT), an all-volunteer organization that provides New York City and surrounding communities with search and rescue services.
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Three of the girls were rushed to Maimonides Medical Center and treated for minor injuries, according to the NYRRT.
Brooklyn: 17th Ave - 48 St. MVA involving a School bus, 3 injuries tx to MMC. pic.twitter.com/zRZScrANYF
— NYRRT (@NYRRT) July 25, 2016
A spokesman for the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) could not provide any details about the crash. The spokesman attributed his lack of information to the fact that the children had been treated and transported by Hatzollah medics, aka, volunteer emergency responders who exclusively serve heavily Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods.
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According to the NYRRT, the bus driver was in stable condition after the crash, and claimed he did not see the pole in time to avoid hitting it.
Photos courtesy of the New York Response and Rescue Team
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