More than a dozen hurt after bus crash shuts down Van Wyck Expressway by JFK Airport

15 hurt in bus crash at JFK Airport

NEW YORK -- More than a dozen people were injured when a van crashed into a bus Friday morning at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

It happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the Van Wyck Expressway.

Officials said the bus was taking Delta employees to work when it broke down on the roadway near exit A. 

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Posted by CBS New York on Friday, May 19, 2023

The employees were cleared off the bus before the van slammed into the back of it.

Officials said one person was seriously hurt, and 14 others were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

All northbound lanes were closed for a time during the morning commute.

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