FDNY APPARATUS CRASH INJURES FIREFIGHTERS AND A BUS LOAD OF CIVILIANS

An FDNY Ladder company going on a run crashed into an MTA bus in Brooklyn injuring several people, including 2 Firefighters late this morning. 6 firefighters from Ladder 103 were transported to the hospital, 2 Firefighters, the Officer and the FF driving are reported to have serious but non-life threatening injuries.

At least one of the FF’s was temporarily pinned in the apparatus. Additionally, 19 people on the bus were shaken up and were being treated and transported. The front of the bus suffered extensive front-end damage and the windows were blown out.