Survivors of Bronx bus crash that killed at least 13 recount horrific scene at moment of impact
Chung Ninh woke up to a nightmare.
The 59-year-old was napping aboard a city-bound World Wide Bus after a night at casino when the vehicle suddenly careened out of control early Saturday. Ninh opened his eyes to the sights of gushing blood, flying glass - and far worse.
"A man was screaming who had two arms cut off," the Chinatown resident recounted just hours after the wreck that killed 13 people and injured another 20.
"I helped some people," said Ninh, whose hand was cut by one of the shattered bus windows. "A lot of people dead. A lot of blood all over the people."
The bus roof was sliced off when the skidding vehicle fell on its side and slammed into a metal highway sign on I-95 in the Bronx.
At least 14 people were killed in the crash, and many more injured. Nicastro for News.
It was headed to Chinatown at 5:45 a.m. with passengers returning from the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Conn.
Fellow survivor Jose Hernandez said only eight of the bus passengers escaped the carnage unscathed.
"The rest were dead or screaming for help," said Hernandez, 49. "We tried to help people, but there was a lot of twisted metals in the way."
Hernandez recalled seeing horrific sights, like one woman with a missing arm.
Ninh, who escaped through an emergency exit in the rear of the bus, said the horrific crash occurred in the blink of en eye.
"I was a half-second - very fast, and the bus stopped," he said. "Everything was all black at first. I couldn't see anything."
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