13 Injured As Two Tour Buses Crash in New York City's Times Square

Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A traffic accident apparently involving two double-decker tour buses in New York City's Theater District has injured 13 people, three of them seriously.

The Fire Department of New York says none of the injuries is believed to be life-threatening.

More from scene of tour bus crash in Times Square pic.twitter.com/cm93ECBr8B

— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) August 5, 2014

The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon around 47th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, an area usually teeming with tourists near the TKTS discount Broadway tickets booth and the Hershey's Chocolate World store. It shut down a stretch of Seventh Avenue.

View from @ABC7NY shows how the tour buses came together in Times Square: pic.twitter.com/rXhJeDWi7d

— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) August 5, 2014

City officials say at least eight people were treated at the scene, including several bus passengers.

Rose Cantillon is visiting the city from Ireland and was nearby. She says she was sitting on a bench when she "heard screaming" and ran.

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