Bus accident involving two buses  at 136-04 Northern Blvd in Queens. (248200)
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Three people are dead and 16 others are injured, including multiple in critical condition, after a “very serious” collision involving two buses, which sent one into a building that later caught fire in Flushing Monday morning.

A city bus and private charter bus collided at Main Street and Northern Boulevard, causing one of the buses to crash into a building, according to police. The crash occurred around 6:18 a.m., FDNY said.

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