Injured, 5 Critically, After Tour Bus Crashes in San Francisco’s Union Square

SAN FRANCISCO-20 people have been injured after an open-air double-decker tourbus crash took place at a crowded intersection in San Francisco’s Union Square area on Friday, November 13.

The bus with open-top seating was travelling at high speeds through the streets Friday afternoon before smashing into metal scaffolding at a building construction site in the heart of the square, police said. The scaffolding was in front of an upcoming Apple store.

The tourbus allegedly hit a bicyclist on the road before colliding into pedestrians, and several other nearby vehicles.

Fire officials say power lines are down in the area.

Authorities said crews had to extricate two people on the bus, including the driver, two pedestrians trapped underneath the bus and two people in vehicles involved in the collision.

Witnesses describe a chaotic scene after a sightseeing bus smashed into cars and construction scaffolding in the heart of San Francisco’s Union Square, leaving 20 people hurt – six of them critically.

The driver was conscious and able to speak when firefighters pulled him from the wreckage, Hayes-White said.

Police said it’s unclear what caused the crash, but are investigating whether it was a mechanical failure, a medical emergency or the influence of drugs and alcohol. “It’s way too early to tell right now”. “There were still ambulances and fire trucks and paramedics with stretchers coming up”.

Four people are critically injured while two are considered seriously injured, Andrew said.

Four people remain in critical condition a day after a double-decker tour bus crashed in a crowded and popular San Francisco neighborhood. “In the process, a few vehicles were struck then the bus came to rest against some scaffolding which fell into the street”.

San Francisco General Hospital spokesman Brent Andrew said two men and two women are in critical condition. She declined to provide further information, citing privacy issues.