On Fri., July 3, around 1:50 p.m., a male pedestrian in his 50s was struck in the crosswalk at Sixth Ave. by a tour bus turning left onto the avenue from W. Fourth St. Witnesses said the victim’s leg was pinned under the bus until paramedics rescued him.
The unidentified man was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center in critical condition, but was later upgraded to stable condition.
CBS reported that one of the injured man’s sandals was left behind on the street.
The bus driver remained at the scene. Following the incident, the tour bus operator, Twin American, released a statement:
“We are aware of the accident this afternoon and deeply regret this very unfortunate incident,” a representative said. “We are fully cooperating with the authorities while this accident is being investigated.”
