Two killed, injured in bus crash on Long Island Expressway

Two people were killed and dozens more injured when a chartered airport shuttle bus overturned on the Long Island Expressway in Queens late Monday night, triggering a multi-vehicle collision and shutting down the major highway for hours.

The crash occurred around 11:45 p.m. on June 29 on the westbound side of the expressway near Exit 16 for Greenpoint Avenue in the Maspeth neighborhood. According to police, the bus first collided with two vehicles on the westbound side. The impact sent the bus over the center median, where it flipped into the eastbound lanes and struck two more vehicles.

The bus driver, a 35-year-old man, and a male passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of one of the eastbound vehicles was transported to a hospital in critical condition. The drivers of the other three vehicles involved were reported in stable condition. Approximately two dozen passengers from the bus were taken to area hospitals with injuries described as minor.

The bus was carrying the crew of Royal Jordanian Flight 8261, which had arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport from Amman, Jordan, just before 9:45 p.m. The crew was being transported to a hotel at the time of...