Tour Bus Fails to Clear Overpass; Several Hurt
From Times Wire Reports
A tour bus that was 4 feet too tall to clear a 9 1/2 -foot highway overpass in Manhattan slammed into it, injuring some of the 49 passengers, authorities said.
Most injuries were minor, although a boy with a crushed windpipe and a woman who suffered chest pains were hospitalized, the Fire Department said.
The accident happened as the bus from Canada was traveling on Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive.
Police cited the driver, Yu Yuk Ho, 56, for disobeying a sign and for other infractions.
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