“A double-decker tour bus with an open-air top reportedly lost control and crashed into the construction site of the new Apple flagship store, at the corner of Post and Stockton, just before 3 p.m. today,” Jay Barmann reports for sfist. “NBC Bay Area has a chopper on the scene and reports at least seven injuries, saying as many as 30 people were on board the bus.”
“Three of those injured are said to be in critical condition, according to the SFFD,” Barmann reports. “From live footage on the scene it appears multiple vehicles were involved in the crash with several wedged against the scaffolding by the bus, and a second open-air tour bus next to the one that crashed.”
Union Square staffers say double decker tour bus "lost control," ran into traffic, Apple store construction site pic.twitter.com/NfQtJOCNjN
— Chris Roberts (@_chrisroberts) November 13, 2015
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UPDATE: Tour bus with up to 30 on board crashes in Union Square; multiple injuries reported. https://t.co/jIbBWgVwRN pic.twitter.com/peN2z4rkC0
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) November 13, 2015
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“At least four people suffered critical injuries after a double-decker tour bus lost control in traffic near Union Square on Friday afternoon, striking several vehicles and knocking over nearby construction scaffolding, witnesses said,” Chris Roberts reports for The San Francisco Examiner. “The red tour bus, operated by City Sightseeing, was traveling east on Post Street around 3 p.m. when it “lost control,” according to a man working with the the Union Square Business Improvement District, who declined to give his name.”
“The bus struck several cars and trucks in traffic before veering to the left, where it struck scaffolding on the construction site of the new Union Square Apple stor,” Roberts reports. “A bicyclist was also struck by the bus, according to scanner traffic.”
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“SF Fire Dept. spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge updated the situation saying three people had suffered moderate to life threatening injuries, and that no children were injured,” KTUV reports. “Talmadge said a minimum of five cars are totaled and that one bus lost control for several blocks and struck people along the way, including at least one person on the sidewalk and a bicyclist. The cyclist is said to be among those who are critically injured.”
“SFPD said Post Street is shutdown from the 200 to 500 blocks and triage has been set up,” KTUV reports. “The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Fire officials added that overhead power lines are down in the area. PG&E is at the scene.”
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20 INJURED IN SF TOUR BUS CRASH https://t.co/ldHvPiz2vA
— CC FOX 35 (@CCFox35) November 14, 2015
MacDailyNews Take: Our prayers are with the injured.