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Accident in New York: Taxi drives into crowd – three seriously injured in Manhattan

published21. June 2022, 03:54

There was a serious accident on Broadway in New York: a taxi driver hit a cyclist and then hit a group of pedestrians on the sidewalk – six people were injured.

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A total of six people were injured when a taxi drove into a crowd in Manhattan.

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The scene of the incident was a few blocks south of the Empire State Building in an area with many hotels, bars and restaurants.

The scene of the incident was a few blocks south of the Empire State Building in an area with many hotels, bars and restaurants.

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A cab drove onto the sidewalk and into a crowd on Broadway in New York. As the police of the German Press Agency announced on Monday, three people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. At least six people were injured, including the driver. It was initially unclear how the incident in the New York borough of Manhattan could have happened. But the police assumed it was an accident.

The scene of the incident was a few blocks south of the Empire State Building in an area with many hotels, bars and restaurants. According to initial investigations, the yellow taxi turned left onto Broadway and initially collided with a cyclist, police said. The driver then dodged onto the sidewalk, finally accelerated and pushed two women against a wall with his car.

“When this happened, a remarkable scene unfolded,” New York City Police Officer John Chell said during a news conference. About 15 to 20 passers-by tried to lift the taxi and free the women from their plight.

(DPA/chk)

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