Bronx, NY (July 31, 2026) — Five people were injured on Thursday night, July 30, after two MTA buses sideswiped each other near East 163rd Street and Hunts Point Avenue in the Bronx, according to emergency officials. The crash happened around 9:58 p.m.
Emergency crews treated five people at the scene. Three of them refused further medical attention, while two others were taken to area hospitals.
The conditions of the two hospitalized patients were not immediately known. Initial reports indicated the buses sideswiped each other, though the exact cause has not been confirmed.
The cause of the wreck remained under investigation as of this report’s filing.
We hope everyone involved recovers quickly.
Why Are Sideswipe Hits Frequent Between Large Vehicles?
Sideswipe hits between large vehicles like buses come down to how much room each one needs to complete a turn or stay in its lane. A bus making a turn sometimes has to swing wide first or cut closer to the inside of a curve than a car would, since its longer body doesn’t turn the same way a smaller vehicle does.
Narrow city streets make this margin even tighter. Two buses passing each other or making turns at the same intersection may have only a few feet of clearance between them, especially if parked cars, construction, or other traffic force either vehicle out of its usual path.
Because of these space constraints, drivers and cyclists are generally encouraged to give buses extra room near intersections and turns rather than trying to pass alongside one. A bus’s size means its driver may have limited visibility into exactly how close another vehicle is riding alongside it, especially along the sides and rear of the bus.
