New York City Bus Involved in Fuel Tanker Accident

June 28, 2012

Around two dozen people suffered mostly minor injuries when a New York City bus was involved in an accident with a trunk and a fuel tanker in Harlem.

The Fire Department says the accident happened at around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 125th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

Several people were checked out at area hospitals, including 2 people complaining of chest pains.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says the fuel tanker and a box truck collided, and one of the vehicles then hit the bus.

The incident disrupted traffic for several hours.