MTA: Tractor-trailer snags overhead wires, topples utility pole onto bus in Brooklyn

Utility pole falls on bus after crash in Manhattan Beach

NEW YORK -- A utility pole fell onto an MTA bus Friday in Brooklyn. 

Chopper 2 flew over the scene at Oriental Boulevard and Langham Street in Manhattan Beach. 

The MTA said a tractor-trailer snagged the overhead wires and pulled them down, which brought down two utility poles.

One fell onto a B-42 Bus. The driver suffered minor injuries, but there were no passengers on board. 

Con Edison crews responded to make repairs.

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