At least 10 injured after SUV jumps curb in NY
The vehicle became wedged between a tree and an apartment building
By EMS1 Staff
NEW YORK — An SUV jumped a curb in Manhattan, injuring 10 people and hospitalizing one.
The FDNY said the SUV crashed into a cab, went over the curb and struck two pedestrians. The vehicle was then wedged between a broken tree and the windows of a luxury apartment building.
RT News reported that four people were in serious but stable condition, and five others had minor injuries. Several other vehicles were damaged, including a cleaning van that appeared to be rear-ended.
Witnesses said the crash appeared accidental.
"I think the SUV saw the yellow light and decided to accelerate,” witness Jonny Giordani told New York Daily News. “In the moment it touched the cab by the front, it totally changed direction and ran onto the sidewalk."
The crash is still under investigation.
An SUV jumped the curb and drove onto a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan and one person was taken from the scene in serious condition. ---> http://nbcct.co/xiW97sl
Posted by NBC Connecticut on Thursday, June 15, 2017
Car on sidewalk, #fdny #nypd on scene pic.twitter.com/aoK3W7RZiI
— Shmuli Evers (@Shmuli) June 15, 2017
An SUV has jumped the curb and plowed onto a sidewalk in midtown, injuring one, FDNY says https://t.co/gc0wgZBbgZ pic.twitter.com/BUOKTvqeX3
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) June 15, 2017
Witness said SUV sped to avoid a light, clipped another car, wound up crashing on sidewalk pic.twitter.com/vwW2ZZcNdK
— Azi (@Azi) June 15, 2017
Scene of the crash with SUV on sidewalk, on 37th & 9th #fdny #nypd pic.twitter.com/rMnbUDPzov
— Shmuli Evers (@Shmuli) June 15, 2017
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