A car accident involving a school bus and two other vehicles in Queens left two people with serious injuries Monday morning, according to first responders.
The accident on the eastbound Nassau Expressway near Van Wyck Expressway was reported just before noon, the FDNY said. It began when a 60-year-old SUV driver who was attempting to merge lanes side-swiped the school bus that had about 20 students on board, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
The vehicles then crashed into a parked Lexus with a 62-year-old man inside who was waiting to pick up a friend from the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The two drivers were transported to Jamaica Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, the FDNY said.
Students and others involved in the incident refused medical attention, authorities said.
Video from Chopper 4 showed a Meir Transport LLC yellow school bus on the side of the road, as well as FDNY first responders at the scene. Another vehicle that appeared to be involved was seriously mangled in the front and had to be towed away.
No other information was immediately available.
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