Jeep driver dies in Mott Haven crash with MTA bus.
Nolasca Vargas, 69, died after a crash involving the Jeep she was driving and an MTA bus at 3rd Avenue and East 147th Street in the Bronx at 8:40 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2023.
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What We Know
Nolasca Vargas, 69, died after a crash involving the Jeep she drove and an MTA bus at 3rd Avenue and East 147th Street in Mott Haven. Reports differ on the Jeep's direction: the official record lists it as westbound, while the Daily News described Vargas as eastbound. News 12 said she was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead there; the Daily News reported that medics took her to Lincoln Hospital.
One driver died in the crash at East 147th Street.
The official crash record places the collision at 8:40 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2023, at 3rd Avenue and East 147th Street in the Bronx. It records one person killed and no injuries.
The Daily News identified the person who died as Nolasca Vargas, 69, and reported that she was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
The sources identify a Jeep and an MTA bus.
The official record describes one vehicle as a 2004 station wagon/SUV made by Jeep and the other as a 2011 Nova Bus. News 12 and the Daily News identify the Jeep as a Grand Cherokee and the bus as an MTA bus.
Reports describe a stop-sign sequence and different travel directions.
News 12 reported that police said the Jeep's driver went through a stop sign on East 147th Street before driving into an MTA bus on 3rd Avenue. The Daily News said Vargas was traveling east and failed to brake at a stop sign before driving into a southbound bus. The official record lists the Jeep traveling west and records traffic control disregarded and unsafe speed as contributing factors for the Jeep.
Reports say medics took Vargas to a hospital.
News 12 reported that authorities said Vargas was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead there. The Daily News reported that medics rushed her to Lincoln Hospital and she could not be saved.
The Daily News said the MTA bus driver, a 45-year-old woman, was uninjured. News 12 reported that the operator remained at the scene and that the bus had no passengers.
Where
3 AVENUE and EAST 147 STREET