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Downtown Brooklyn crash between U-Haul truck, bus leaves 15 injured

Downtown Brooklyn crash between U-Haul truck
Police are investigating after a U-Haul collided with a livery bus, injuring 15 people in Downtown Brooklyn on Sunday.
Photo by Dean Moses

Fifteen people in Brooklyn were injured after a U-Haul truck collided with a livery bus on Sunday afternoon.

According to police sources, the incident unfolded on Livingston Avenue and Elm Place in Downtown Brooklyn at around 2:15 p.m. on April 14, when a U-Haul driver apparently rear ended the van. The bus was apparently full of passengers at the time of the crash.

Downtown Brooklyn crash between U-Haul truck
Police are investigating after a U-Haul collided with a livery bus, injuring 15 people in Downtown Brooklyn on Sunday.Photo by Dean Moses

Cops say about 15 people were injured as a result of the collision. While the U-Haul driver declined medical attention, the passengers were whisked to several different local hospitals for treatment. They reportedly suffered minor injuries.

The front of the U-Haul was completely caved in while prices of debris lay strewn across the roadway.

Police could be observed at the scene. No criminality is suspected at this time.

Downtown Brooklyn crash between U-Haul truck
Police are investigating after a U-Haul collided with a livery bus, injuring 15 people in Downtown Brooklyn on Sunday.Photo by Dean Moses

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