At least 14 people were injured in a bus crash at Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, shutting down the travel hub and snarling traffic during the morning commute, officials said.
First responders were called to the bus terminal near Times Square after receiving reports of two coach buses colliding at the entrance, according to the New York City Fire Department.
Fourteen people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and most were transported to nearby hospitals, the department said in an email. Units were still on the scene just after 8 a.m.
The New Jersey Transit Corporation, which uses the bus terminal, said Port Authority was closed “due to a multi bus accident” and that some services were being diverted to other facilities in New Jersey.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey advised customers to check with their carriers for the latest information.
The crash impacted travel during the morning commute on major thoroughfares. The high trafficked Lincoln Tunnel connecting New Jersey to Manhattan saw a 30-minute delay, the Port Authority website said. Traffic was also slowed on the George Washington Bridge.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal serves an estimated 260,000 passenger trips on busy weekdays, according to its website. The transit hub serves routes for daily commuters in New Jersey and the Lower Hudson Valley, and it also accommodates bus services to and from cities across the Northeast and Canada, including Washington, and Philadelphia.
In August 2020, a bus crash on a ramp near Port Authority in Manhattan injured 16 people.
Contributing: Amanda Wallace, Bergen Record