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Bus Rolled Over Motorcyclist In Lincoln Tunnel Accident
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 25, 2011
Modified Feb 25, 2011
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Yesterday, an accident involving two buses and a motorcyclist inside the Lincoln Tunnel snarled Manhattan-bound traffic for hours. Now there are more details about what happened inside: An NYPD source tells the Daily News that "The motorcyclist was riding between two of the buses... When the first bus stopped for traffic, the second bus slammed the motorcyclist from behind, pinning him against the first bus."
According to the Post, "One NJ Transit bus rear-ended another at around 7:26 a.m., pushing it into weaving biker Keith Nystrom, after he cut off the front bus in the New York-bound center tube about a quarter-mile from the Manhattan side, witnesses said. Nystrom, 46, of Wayne, NJ, was pulled underneath the bus and pinned against the roadway." A surveillance video reportedly shows Nystrom weaving between the lanes.
A passenger said the she felt the bus roll over Nystrom, "He was screaming. He wasin a lot of pain." Passenger Alyna Silva, who was on a bus not involved in the accident and Tweeted a picture of the accident, told the Post that Nystrom was "completely under" the bus. "The only thing that wasn't was his head, and he had his helmet on."
Nystrom was taken to Bellevue Hospital and is in critical condition with a broken arm and leg. Fifty-two bus passengers were injured—it took over three hours to remove everyone from the buses and one who had facial fractures said, "Blood was everywhere. Everyone was screaming for help. We're just happy to be alive."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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