Man uses fake gun to hijack New York City bus, crashes into pole

A man hijacked a bus in New York City on Thursday morning before crashing it into a utility pole, police and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said. No passengers were on board at the time of the crash, and no one was seriously injured.

The suspect, identified by police as a 44-year-old man, stopped the bus as it was driving down a road in Queens and claimed he was being chased. After boarding, he pointed what appeared to be a pistol toward the driver, who subsequently pulled over and let all of the 20 to 25 passengers off the bus. 

Police said the man told the driver to keep the bus moving. The driver then jumped out of the driver's side window, and the suspect took the wheel.