An out-of-control MTA bus flattened an unoccupied bistro\u2019s street seating area and overturned a parked car in a whirlwind crash on the Upper East Side early Tuesday morning. <\/p>\n
The M15 bus was cruising north on First Avenue when the driver lost control and slammed into the outdoor dining area and two parked vehicles near East 83rd Street shortly after 3:30 a.m., police said. <\/p>\n
Shocking surveillance footage captured the bus showing no signs of stopping as it smashed into the empty street seats and parked cars. <\/p>\n
An MTA bus slammed into two unoccupied vehicles early Tuesday morning in the Upper East Side. Robert Mecea for New York Post<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old bus operator said the vehicle\u2019s brakes stopped working, making the collision unavoidable, according to the NYPD. <\/p>\n
She said she yanked on the emergency brake when the regular brakes apparently weren\u2019t working moments before the bus barreled into the unoccupied cars, cops said. <\/p>\n
The bus also barrelled through a bistro\u2019s outdoor seating area. Robert Mecea for New York Post<\/p>\n
The driver and a lone passenger on the bus both refused medical treatment at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n
The driver claimed that the bus\u2019s brakes weren\u2019t working. Robert Mecea for New York Post<\/p>\n
The restaurant, AOC East, was closed at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not immediately clear how far the bus\u2019s trail of destruction extended.<\/p>\n
The NYPD is investigating the crash. Robert Mecea for New York Post<\/p>\n
Surveillance video captured the bus ramming into an orange sedan\u2019s bumper and pushing it forward until it flipped upside-down. An unoccupied pickup truck was also pushed into the intersection by the bus, but didn\u2019t topple.<\/p>\n
The MTA said that the bus operator is being withheld from service pending an internal review and an NYPD investigation into the crash.<\/p>\n