Its not often you hear of bus accidents that have nothing to do with the state of the bus or the condition of the bus driver. This morning, a dump truck rammed into a bus in Chinatown in New York City, sending the bigger bus onto a sidewalk. At least one person has been reported dead in this truck accident.

The Fung Wah bus had its cargo doors open, and was stopping to pick up passengers, when the dump truck rammed into its rear. The impact was strong enough to send the bus careening off its path. It first struck a lamppost, and then a fire hydrant. The front of the bus smashed into the storefront of a building, which houses the United Commercial Bank.

A 57-year-old woman, who was standing waiting for the bus, was killed when the impact of the accident sent the bus off course. She was declared dead at the scene. She hasn’t been identified yet, but news reports say she’s Asian.

At least 4 people in the bus suffered serious injuries. The driver and two passengers were taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. A fourth person in the bus was also taken to the hospital with moderate injuries, and has been reported to be in stable condition. The driver of the dump truck, meanwhile, has also suffered injuries, and has been admitted to a hospital. A Breathalyzer test at the scene of the truck accident revealed that the driver was not intoxicated at the time of the pedestrian accident.

However, he does seem to have been very reckless here. According to eyewitness reports, the dump truck clipped at least three vans along the way as it began its journey from the Manhattan Bridge. Other eyewitness reports have confirmed that the dump truck was speeding as it came along. That there was just one casualty, and just a few injuries in this accident was the result of the good fortune of the people who were waiting to board the bus. According to reports, there were at least 20 of these people, and they all ran for safety when they saw the bus had been pushed in their direction by the impact.

From the impact of the truck accident, which sent a massive bus out of the road and onto the sidewalk, it’s obvious that the force of the impact must have been huge. This generally points to excessive speed. The police will no doubt want to question the dump truck driver, who has not yet been identified, when he recovers from his injuries.

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