Two tour buses carrying passengers have crashed in Midtown Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of 47th Street and Seventh Avenue near Times Square.
At least one person has been critically injured. Early repots indicate a total of eleven people were injured in the crash involving a red tour bus and a blue tour bus.
Now: #FDNY at scene of bus accident in #TimesSquare. 11 injuries. No life-threatening injuries at this time. pic.twitter.com/sKAuEiU3C9
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 5, 2014
MAN ALL HANDS W 47 ST, MVA INVOLVING 2 TOUR BUSES, SEVEN INJURIES REPORTED,
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 5, 2014
Seventh Avenue near Times Square is reported closed in the southbound lanes, but access in Times Square is reported to be impossible.
UPDATE: 2 double-decker buses crash in Times Square http://t.co/wrpTL6fsFL
Photo: @jprice141788/Instagram pic.twitter.com/8bXCGLKQ8q
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) August 5, 2014
View of the scene in Times Square after apparent bus crash http://t.co/nBSXf4SAMY pic.twitter.com/hyBPMN5LTO
— Austin Hunt (@iAustinHunt) August 5, 2014
things don't look so good in time square rn…bus crash a little too close for comfort pic.twitter.com/jH7rOmZrQf
— Madi (@madrackcity) August 5, 2014
Double-decker tour bus hits light pole in Times Square; 15-16 people may be injured pic.twitter.com/TW2Z22o6Gm
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) August 5, 2014
