3 Dead, 15 Hurt When Two Buses Collide In Queens

Three people were killed and 15 injured when an MTA bus and a charter bus collided in Queens early Monday.

The Q20 bus collided with the Dahlia charter bus at at Main Street and Northern Boulevard in Flushing around 6:15 a.m.

The NYPD and FDNY responded to the scene and began removing passengers.

All the passengers were quickly taken off the buses, with the exception of one of the drivers, who was pinned in the bus and needed to be extricated. The victims were rushed to area hospitals, where seven of them are listed in critical condition.

One person who died was reportedly found underneath one of the buses, leading authorities to believe that person may have been a pedestrian.

An MTA spokesman said the Q20 bus was making a right turn on Northern Boulevard shortly before 6:30 a.m. when the private bus, which read Dahlia on the back, struck it.

The following buses are facing delays because of the incident, according to the MTA: Q13, Q16, Q19, Q20A, Q20B, Q25, Q25Ltd, Q28, Q34, Q44-SBS, Q65, Q65Ltd, Q66 and QM3.

#FDNY members on scene of a serious accident involving two buses at 136-04 Northern Blvd #Queens pic.twitter.com/CPVdXDCmPn

— FDNY (@FDNY) September 18, 2017