A bus carrying several children home from their Catholic school fatally struck a woman crossing an Upper East Side street on Thursday, authorities said.
The victim, believed to be in her 40s, was crossing East 93rd Street at Second Avenue around 3:30 p.m., when she was hit by the bus, which was headed west, cops said.
The victim’s body ended up near the right rear wheel of the bus, next to a bag of groceries and a bottle of wine.
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“[The woman’s] legs were sticking out and her head was underneath the bus,” said witness Angie Thompson, 70.
The bus was carrying six children, ages five to 11, home from St. Stephen’s of Hungary School on East 82nd Street.
The driver was so upset he collapsed inside the bus and had to be removed by paramedics.
“He was frantic,” said Thompson, referring to the driver. “He was banging on the steering wheel.”
“He was a mess. He fell inside [the bus] and they had to pick him up. He looked all dazed and was wobbly.”
The children were removed from the bus and evaluated, but none were injured, cops said.
It is unclear if the woman was jaywalking.
Business owners said the intersection is accident prone and is particularly dangerous because of Second Avenue subway construction.
“There are many accidents since construction,” said Tae Shin, who owns a nail salon on Second. “You cannot see from either side of the fence because of the [tarps on the fence]. There is terrible visibility.”