By Patrick Donachie
JAMAICA — A truck struck the front of an MTA bus in Jamaica Monday, sending 15 passengers to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the MTA.
The incident occurred at 11:55 a.m., at the intersection of Waltham Street and 106 Avenue. The MTA said the truck ran a stop sign on 106th, hitting the front doors of the bus. All of the injuries were non-threatening, according to the MTA, and 16 customers refused medical attention. The bus operator was also taken to the hospital.
The truck was operated by a driver for Metropolitan Lumber and Hardware, according to the New York Post. The paper reported that the driver alleged he was slowly pulling into Waltham Street when the speeding bus driver crashed into him. Metropolitan Lumber runs a lumberyard in Jamaica, at the corner of Merrick Boulevard and 108th Road.
