Lincoln Tunnel Accident Sends 53 to the Hospital; One Critically Injured

Results of a vehicle accident inside New York’s Lincoln Tunnel today have caused not only a major inconvenience for thousands of daily commuters, but resulted in a man’s emergency trip to the hospital.

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, authorities responded to an accident inside the Lincoln Tunnel involving a motorcyclist and two New Jersey Transit buses. According to an FDNY spokesperson, the driver of the motorcycle was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for treatment of a fractured femur (sometimes fatal injury) and a fractured shoulder. In addition to the motorcyclist’s injuries, 52 other passengers on the NJ buses were hurt. Among them, 14 were taken to Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, while the rest were treated at the scene of the accident.

Minutes after the accident, many passengers on the buses were posting comments on Twitter and Facebook in regards to the immediate circumstances. A female passenger on a bus that was behind the accident posted on Tweeter saying that the driver was pinned under one of the buses and needed the assistance of rescue crews in order to be freed.

As of 11:50 a.m., traffic was still slowed down to a 20-25 minute delay heading into New York City. Despite traffic being backed-up far into New Jersey down Route 495, buses were being diverted to Secaucus Junction, Newark Penn Station, and Hoboken Terminal for passengers to board trains.

While NYPD and Port Authority investigate the accident, New York Traffic Authority recommends drivers to use alternate routes into Manhattan, specifically the George Washington Bridge.

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