Multiple Injuries Reported After Buses Collide In New York City Tunnel
At least 18 people have been reported injured after two buses collided in the Lincoln Tunnel, which connects New York City with New Jersey. The extent of the injuries is as of yet unclear, though local news channel WIPX-11 is reporting that multiple people were being seen taken out on stretchers.
Initial reports indicate that a New Jersey Transit bus rear-ended a private bus, and witnesses are describing smoke coming from the tunnel. Complicating matters is that a pregnant woman was either on one of the buses, or has been trapped behind the incident, and she has now gone into labor:
NIGHTMARE: @NBCNewYork reporting there is a pregnant woman in labor stuck behind the buses in the Lincoln Tunnel
— Jamie Stelter (@JamieStelter) June 10, 2015
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Photo of the tunnel on a regular day via Doug Kerr
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