MASSIVE ACCIDENT ON 7TH AVENUE BY UNION STREET

anonymous

There was just a massive accident on 7th avenue. A bus went out of control.

shishkab

that could mean a whole lot of things in terms of damages. could you be just a tad more specific?!?

anonymous

Subject: Bus accident

A yellow school bus ran onto the sidewalk between Union and President St., on 7th Ave, across from the Aerosoles store, in front of Facets jewelry store. The bus mounted the sidewalk, the driver tried to back up and rammed into a few parked cars, causing massive damage. Fortunately, I don't believe there were any kids on the bus, and it didn't appear any pedestrians were struck from my vantage point across Union St.

shishkab

holy mackerel! thanks for the update -- especially about the people factor (or lack thereof, thank goodness).

idlewild

He must have been knocked senseless to have tried to back up unless he thought he was on top of someone.

anonymous

I found out that a truck was double parked and the school bus went around it too fast, lost control and smashed into a parked silver mercedes. The bus driver must have panicked, because next thing he/she went into reverse accelerating and smashed a red car under a jeep, and toppled the tree in front of the wireless store.

MOD

Wow, I must have just missed it?!? I was on 7th and Union at the BofA about 2 1/2 hours ago. Poor bus driver, he's going to probably lose his job.

steve

Yeah that was really something. I walked by not long before it happened and when I got back it kind of freaked me out to have been so close to something like that.

anonymous

Subject: reckless

Mamacita wrote: Wow, I must have just missed it?!? I was on 7th and Union at the BofA about 2 1/2 hours ago. Poor bus driver, he's going to probably lose his job.

s/he should get fired if indeed was going to fast trying to pass a double parked car in a heavily pedestrian area in the middle of the afternoon. recklessness is not a good trait in a school bus driver.

MOD

Well, I could have been black ice. That's been in the news today.

seven24

poor tree

8thandprez

I don't know if this qualifies as a "massive" accident.

anonymous

Subject: Accident Pics

I have some pics of the accident posted here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackszwergold/368395234/

Pretty nasty.

shishkab

great photos, Guest. thanks for sharing with everyone. that was one doozy of an accident :shock:

you should consider registering with this site and joining in all the fun, all the time!

pitu

Subject: Re: Accident Pics

Anonymous wrote: I have some pics of the accident posted here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackszwergold/368395234/

Pretty nasty.

:shock:

drano

Looks like the S.U.V. made it. Thank heavens.

bklyntransplant

My Lord. Unbelievable that no one was injured.

emily

Wow, those pictures are really something. Were there people in the black and red cars, or were they parked? It's really unbelievable no one was hurt--and lucky.

superbrother26

wow...just wow...how does that even happen?

quijibo

8thandPrez wrote: I don't know if this qualifies as a "massive" accident.

it's more than a fender bender tho'...

witch-king

double-parking (cars and delivery trucks) is a problem on 7th ave between 1st st. and union.

8thandprez

Woh.... ok, I retract my earlier comment.

apollonia666

Superbrother26 wrote: wow...just wow...how does that even happen?

Yeah, I keep looking at it wondering how the hell the SUV got up on top of the other car like that -- craziness! It's amazing nobody got hurt in that.

And to echo earlier statements: I'm not feeling any sympathy for the driver. It's a good thing there were no kids on the bus.

droppingshadows

gothamist also posted a short video of the aftermath and crowd
http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2007/01/25/park_slope_bus.php

theoryofpractice

is it just me or does that video seem to only be about the back of people's heads?

cheflady

I'm glad it wasn't my car that was parked there.

anonymous

theoryofpractice wrote: is it just me or does that video seem to only be about the back of people's heads?

Indeed. That video is not that exciting. And considering how many people were there snapping photos and videos, I'm surprised there isn't any better footage.

And, apparently my photos have been DIGGed on DIGG. Which is bizarre. I planned on posting them specifically to share with the Daily Heights/Slope group and Curbed and that's it. Based on the Daily Heights linkage, there were a max of 900 views on one photo as of 11:00am today. Now the same picture hasbeen viewed 26,000 times?!? The Internet is weird...

http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Crazy_school_bus_accident_pictures

FYI, the name's Jack. And I did have an account here, but I think something happened with my e-mail associated with that account and I can't login again or retrieve my password. So if there's an admin here, e-mail me @ JackSzwergold [at sign] g[ee]mail [dot] com and maybe we can get it back up and running.

anonymous

those school buses are driven by lunatics, they MUST be paid by how quickly they can do their jobs because they are always in a huge hurry especially when they are empty.