FLUSHING, Queens — Officials say a collision between a city bus and a tour bus at a Queens intersection have left three people dead and seven others severely injured.
Police said a person on a sidewalk, the tour bus, and a passenger, all died from in the collision.
The Fire Department of New York says 16 other people have also received medical treatment following the collision at about 6:15 a.m. Monday at an intersection in the Flushing neighborhood.
One of the buses also hit a building. Firefighters have extinguished a blaze there.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota says the buses spun around, which indicates "an enormous amount of speed."
A photo tweeted by the NYPD's 109th Precinct shows the buses side-by-side facing opposite directions, with the city bus slightly tilted to one side.
A Fire Department photo on Twitter shows firefighters responding outside the building.
