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​​Pedal obstruction test using exemplar motorcoach and metal thermos, showing one lodging position among several possible thermos and pedal combination scenarios.​

Intersection Collision Involving Motorcoach and Transit Bus

What Happened

On September 18, 2017, about 6:16 a.m., a 2015 Motor Coach Industries (MCI) 56-passenger motorcoach, operated by Dahlia Group Inc., collided with a 2015 New Flyer 35-passenger transit bus, operated by the New York City Transit Authority, in Flushing, New York. The crash occurred at the intersection of Northern Boulevard (New York State Route 25A [NY-25A]) and Main Street, about 0.8 mile from the motorcoach carrier’s base of operations.​

What We Found

​We determined that the probable cause of the Flushing, New York, crash was the driver’s unintended acceleration of the motorcoach and inability to brake for reasons that could not be conclusively determined from the information available.​

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