NEW YORK — New York authorities say about nine people were hurt when a double-decker tour bus swerved and jumped a curb at Central Park on Fifth Avenue.
Police and Fire Department officials say none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening.
Police say a taxi cut off the bus around 1:15 p.m. Thursday on Fifth Avenue between 62nd and 63rd streets. The open-top bus swerved onto the sidewalk and hit a tree.
According to photos posted on Twitter, the green and blue bus could be seen up against a tree. It appears that tree was mostly unharmed.
Reports say that the bus, which featured the logo NY Tours, careened off the road and hit a tree head-on. The front of the bus appears to have fallen off.
A couple of blocks away, on July 3, a teenager stepped on an explosive device in Central Park and lost part of his leg.
UPDATE: 9 hurt in tour bus crash near Central Park https://t.co/QF5MPLsAHn pic.twitter.com/yxco0K1mGh
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) July 21, 2016
BREAKING: Tour bus hits tree near Central Park Zoo, injuring 9 people https://t.co/9gNknhEW9W pic.twitter.com/1qkUXNobph
— DNAinfo New York (@DNAinfoNY) July 21, 2016
Investigators don’t believe the device was meant to hurt anyone. Police groups are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible.
Epoch Times contributed to this report.
