NYPD: Man crashes stolen school bus into vehicles, 5 injured including officer in Brooklyn

The NYPD says a man crashed into unoccupied vehicles after stealing a school bus in Brooklyn Thursday.

News 12 Staff

Dec 2, 2021, 9:40 PM

Updated 887 days ago

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The NYPD says a man crashed into vehicles after stealing a school bus in Brooklyn Thursday. 
Police say it started at 138 Jackie Robinson Parkway. They say no kids were on the school bus at the time of the incident. 
Police say an officer was injured and transported to the hospital. Police say that officer is in stable condition. 
Police say a total of five civilians were injured. They say they were inside the vehicles struck by the school bus near Atlantic and Georgia avenues. 
News 12 spoke with a teacher who got caught in the middle of the incident while coming home from school. 
The teacher says the school bus rammed through her car but that she was ripped away before getting seriously hurt.


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