Bus plunges 49ft in New York bridge disaster

At least nine people were left needing hospital treatment after a bus fell 15m (49ft) off a bridge and into an underpass in New York. The articulated passenger transport - like a bendy bus - crashed at about 11pm local time on Thursday. The nine people rescued suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), with the driver believed to be among them.