A driver whose yellow taxi cab hit six pedestrians when he jumped a curb in a New York Metropolis procuring district on Christmas Day was having a medical emergency on the time, police stated.
The New York Police Division (NYPD) confirmed to Fox Information Digital that the 58-year-old cab driver launched the cab over the curb, plunging the car into a bunch of pedestrians at Herald Sq. at sixth Avenue and West thirty fourth Road simply after 4 p.m. ET on Christmas Day.
The NYPD wouldn’t elaborate on the sort of medical emergency, however stated the driving force was taken to the hospital following the incident and is in secure situation.
NEW YORK CITY TAXI CAB PLOWS INTO GROUP OF PEDESTRIANS ON CHRISTMAS DAY, LEAVES AT LEAST 6 INJURED
A yellow taxi cab crashed into a bunch of pedestrians. A minimum of six folks have been injured. (WNYW)
Three others have been additionally hospitalized, police stated. Authorities stated {that a} 9-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with lacerations to his leg; a 41-year-old feminine was taken to the hospital with a head harm; and a 49-year-old feminine was taken to the hospital with a leg harm.
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The opposite people refused additional medical remedy following the crash, police stated.
Picture of the taxi cab that crashed into a bunch of pedestrians on Christmas Day in New York Metropolis. (WNYW)
Herald Sq. is a standard vacationer vacation spot, particularly through the vacation season, the place Broadway, Sixth Avenue and thirty fourth Road meet.
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Nobody was arrested following the accident.
