The accident was caused when the car tried to slip between the bus and the sanitation truck.

Waste360 Staff, Staff

May 15, 2017

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Accident Involving a Bus, Sanitation Truck and Car Injures 15 People

Last week, a New York City Department of Sanitation Truck collided with a MTA bus and car in Brooklyn, causing injuries to 15 people. Two people suffered serious injuries and the other 13 people suffered minor injuries. All 15 people were treated at Brookdale University Hospital.

The accident was caused when the car tried to slip between the bus and the sanitation truck.

New York Daily News has more details:

A city Department of Sanitation truck and a MTA bus smashed into a car at a Brooklyn intersection Thursday, injuring 15 people, officials said.

Two people suffered serious injuries in the 6:30 a.m. crash at Avenue D and E. 40th St. in East Flatbush, officials said. The others suffered minor injuries.

Medics took all the victims to Brookdale University Hospital for treatment, officials said.

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