New York Crash Report: Collision involving NFTA bus kills Metro-Link employee

New York Crash Report: Collision involving NFTA bus kills Metro-Link employee

Crash Report – I-190 at I-290, Tonawanda, NY.

 

Report ID: 2023 May 17

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: NFTA Paratransit bus

Traffic Unit 2: Unknown

Occupants: At least 3

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Unknown

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

TONAWANDA, NY – A crash involving an NFTA Paratransit bus claimed the life of a 60-year-old woman on Wednesday morning. The crash occurred on the ramp from I-190 eastbound to I-290 southbound at about 6 a.m.

Police say Chequita Smith, a 9-year employee of the NFTA who was working as an instructor on the bus, suffered fatal injuries in the crash. Two other occupants were taken taken to ECMC in unknown condition.

The cause of the crash is unclear at this time.

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