NYC Bus Crashes Off Overpass En Route To Washington Heights: Pics

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A New York City tandem bus went crashing off an overpass on its way into Washington Heights on Thursday night, leaving its front half hanging over a highway ramp.

The crash took place just after 11 p.m. near an interchange of the Cross Bronx and Major Deegan expressways.

One part of the BX-35 bus — essentially two buses connected by a pivot that allows it to navigate turns — remained on the bridge, with the other half vertical, its smashed front end resting on a ramp connecting the two expressways.

The driver was seriously injured in the crash, and seven passengers suffered injuries, an FDNY spokesperson told Patch. Of the seven injuries, four were classified by the spokesperson as minor and three as non-life-threatening.

FDNY Acting Battalion Chief Steven Moore and Deputy Chief Paul Hopper discusses operations on scene of a tandem bus accident this morning in the Bronx. Read more: https://t.co/sCfNYIOtrs pic.twitter.com/8eMb4dKAZO
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“We assessed and treated a total of eight patients from this accident. The bus fell approximately 50 feet onto the access road. The patients suffered injuries consistent with a fall from such a great height," FDNY Deputy Chief Paul Hopper said in a Facebook post.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it was conducting “a full investigation and will implement lessons learned in order to prevent it from happening again.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.