An 86-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being run over by a scooter in Manhattan on Friday, an impact that left her with a head injury.
Police said they received a 9-1-1 call shortly before 5 p.m. and when they responded to the scene near the intersection of East 104 Street and Third AvenueThey found the woman lying on the ground with a head injury.
According to authorities, a preliminary investigation determined that a 35-year-old woman who was driving a scooter electrician allegedly struck the pedestrian who was walking south on Third Avenue and who was trying to cross east of 104th Street.
Paramedics responded and took the victim to Metropolitan Hospital in critical condition with head trauma. Due to the severity of the injury, she was later transported to Bellevue Hospital for further treatment, police said.
The 35-year-old woman remained at the scene and no arrests have been made as the incident appears not to have been criminally motivated.
The investigation is ongoing.
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