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One Killed and Six Injured as Car Slams Into Pedestrians in Manhattan One Killed and Six Injured in Parking Accident in Manhattan
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A driver trying to park a minivan in Manhattan’s bustling Chinatown careened over a curb and onto a sidewalk Monday night, killing one person and injuring six others, the authorities said. A driver trying to park in Manhattan’s bustling Chinatown careened over a curb and onto a sidewalk Monday night, killing one person and injuring six others, the authorities said.
At least two of the injured victims were in critical condition; two others had injuries that were serious but not life-threatening, the police said.At least two of the injured victims were in critical condition; two others had injuries that were serious but not life-threatening, the police said.
Police and fire officials responded to the corner of Canal and Forsyth Streets about 6:47 p.m., where they said that minutes earlier, a 70-year-old man had tried to park a minivan. But in so doing, they said, the man had hit the gas rather than the brakes, and the minivan mounted a curb, smashing two fruit carts and striking several victims. Police and fire officials responded to the corner of Canal and Forsyth Streets about 6:47 p.m., where they said that minutes earlier, a man had tried to park a minivan. But in so doing, the minivan had mounted a curb and struck several victims, the police said.
“Terrible car crash,” Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted late Monday. “A full NYPD investigation is underway. We cannot accept loss of life on our streets as inevitable.” Officials did not immediately release the names of the driver or those who were struck, but they said that the driver stayed at the scene and that the crash appeared to have been accidental.
Officials did not immediately release the names of the driver or those who were struck, but they said that the driver stayed at the scene and that the crash appeared to have been accidental. They did not immediately take anyone into custody in connection with the episode.
Both the driver and a passenger were among the injured, but refused medical attention, the police said; the person who died was a man between 45 and 55 years old.
About an hour after the accident, a dark minivan remained at rest, half on the sidewalk and half on the street. Directly behind it, a body was covered by a cloth.About an hour after the accident, a dark minivan remained at rest, half on the sidewalk and half on the street. Directly behind it, a body was covered by a cloth.
Jin Lin, 32, said she was walking in the area when the accident happened about 10 feet from her.Jin Lin, 32, said she was walking in the area when the accident happened about 10 feet from her.
Ms. Lin said the vehicle backed up very quickly, which surveillance video broadcast by NY1 appeared to confirm.Ms. Lin said the vehicle backed up very quickly, which surveillance video broadcast by NY1 appeared to confirm.
Ms. Lin said that she called 911 but that the deceased victim had “stopped breathing already.”Ms. Lin said that she called 911 but that the deceased victim had “stopped breathing already.”
On Twitter, the New York Police Department asked people to “avoid the area until further notice and expect heavy delays.”On Twitter, the New York Police Department asked people to “avoid the area until further notice and expect heavy delays.”