NEW YORK CITY — At least 17 people were injured Monday when a bus struck a building in New York City’s Brooklyn borough.
Officials with the New York City Fire Department said they were on the scene of the crash around 2:30 p.m. An MTA bus hit an apartment building at 174 Lincoln Rd., according to authorities.
Officials told WABC-TV that the bus was traveling southbound on Bedford Avenue when the driver lost control. The bus jumped a curb and crashed into the building, which was unoccupied at the time, WABC reported.
Fire officials said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
Seventeen passengers were on board the bus at the time of the collision, according to the news station.