BRONX, N.Y. — An MTA bus was left teetering over a stone wall Thursday after the driver lost control on a ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway, authorities said.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Kappock Street and Independence Avenue in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, within the jurisdiction of the NYPD’s 50th Precinct.
Bronx: Kappock Street & Independence Avenue, an MTA bus operator lost control of the bus in the confines of the @NYPD50Pct, on the Henry Hudson Parkway ramp and skidded over a stone wall. The bus's front end was left dangling over the wall above Kappock Street. The driver was… pic.twitter.com/kS96FoMDML
— NYC Scoop (@NY_Scoop) January 17, 2025
According to officials, the bus skidded off the roadway and crashed through a stone barrier, leaving its front end suspended above Kappock Street.
Emergency responders from the FDNY performed a high-angle trauma rescue to safely extract the bus operator, who was uninjured.
It remains unclear whether any passengers were on board at the time of the crash.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
