One Dead, Nine Injured as Car Hits Pedestrians and Sets Off Multi-Vehicle Crash in the Bronx, New York City
A driver sped through a busy intersection in the Allerton area of New York City's Bronx, hit pedestrians and triggered a crash involving several vehicles. At least one person died and nine were injured.
A serious traffic collision occurred shortly after 2pm in the Allerton neighborhood of the Bronx, a borough of New York City in the United States. A driver went through a busy intersection, struck pedestrians and set off a chain-reaction crash involving several vehicles. According to authorities and media reports, at least one person was killed and nine were injured.
What is known about the crash
Sources of the newspaper New York Post said four women aged 50 to 60 were crossing the street at a crosswalk when a white Mercedes-Benz hit them. The victims were taken to Jacobi medical center, where one woman was pronounced dead. Two others were reported to be in critical condition, while the fourth was expected to survive.
The New York fire department (FDNY) said its emergency medical crews treated nine people after the crash, local outlet News 12 reported.
How the collision unfolded
Surveillance footage obtained by News 12 shows the Mercedes speeding through the intersection, hitting the pedestrians in the crosswalk and then crashing into several vehicles waiting at a traffic light. Preliminary findings from the New York Police Department (NYPD) indicate the Mercedes rear-ended two vehicles with such force that both were pushed into two more.
The driver suffered minor injuries and remained conscious and alert. According to the New York Post, he reportedly told a witness he had been trying to get through before the traffic light changed.
The source does not say whether the driver has been detained or faces any charges.
