Two double decker tour buses crashed in the middle of Times Square, the world's busiest pedestrian area, causing eleven people to have really bad days, others an excuse to come back to work late from lunch, while others pop out their smartphones to take some pics and video in a voyeuristic fashion.
So far the FDNY don't know whose at fault or what caused the accident and are not sure if the bus drivers exchanged vulgarities, hand gestures and insults before the crash as expected from NYC public transport drivers.Meanwhile Michael Bay is wondering what happen to the explosions that were supposed to happen?
Witnesses and those injured are going to have a hell of a story to tell once they get home (or finally arrive at the bar) and are probably counting their blessings that no one was actually killed. Still I am surprised that no one did.
From NBC New York:
Emergency responders are on the scene of a double-decker bus crash in Times Square.
The FDNY says the buses crashed at 7th Avenue and West 47th Street, and at least 11 people were being treated for injuries, three of them serious but non-life threatening.
It's not clear what caused the crash in one of the busiest pedestrian areas in New York City. A broken traffic light was seen smashed on the ground, and the front of one of the buses involved in the crash appeared to have caved in from the crash.Witnesses on the scene elaborated more:
Witnesses described a red Gray Line sightseeing bus, heading south on 7th Avenue, speeding through the intersection and driving up onto the sidewalk at Duffy Square, just yards away from where hundreds of tourists line up every day to buy discount tickets to Broadway shows at the TKTS booth. A blue City Sights bus was also involved in the accident and had extensive damage on its right side, where it collided with the other bus.
Orville Anderson, 42, from the Bronx, was sitting on the red steps of the TKTS booth when the accident took place.
“All of sudden we heard this big boom,” he said. “I saw the lightpole coming over and fall down. I looked over and we saw people laying on the ground. It was scary.”I bet it was scary. I wonder how many people there had to walk away from the scene with either shit in their undies or piss dribbling down their pant legs.
