STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An MTA bus operator was taken to the hospital after the bus hit a utility pole in Meiers Corners.

The pole landed on top of the bus and the vehicle was covered with wires on Victory Boulevard in the vicinity of O’Connor Avenue.

The bus, an S62, was not carrying any passengers when the accident was called at 6:14 a.m. The operator had a possible leg injury and was taken to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, according to information supplied by the MTA and the FDNY/EMS.

A fire hydrant also was knocked down at the location.

The cause is being investigated for what appeared to be a one-vehicle crash, a spokeswoman for the MTA said.

Buses, including the S62 and S93, were detoured in both directions on Victory between Bradley Avenue and Woolley Avenue.