At least 9 hurt, 3 critically, after car strikes pedestrians and other cars in the Bronx
Surveillance footage obtained by News 12 shows a white sedan fly through the busy intersection, plowing through a group of people in the crosswalk and hitting multiple cars waiting at the light.
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At least nine people were rushed to the hospital after a car plowed through an intersection and struck multiple pedestrians and multiple other cars in the Allerton section of the Bronx, according to the FDNY and the NYPD. Three of those people are in critical condition.
It unfolded just before 2:15 p.m. Friday at Allerton and Holland avenues.
Surveillance footage obtained by News 12 shows a white Mercedes-Benz fly through the busy intersection, plowing through a group of people in the crosswalk and hitting multiple cars waiting at the light.
Police say three people were hit by the Mercedes and rushed to Jacobi Hospital. They are all listed in critical condition.
According to a preliminary report from the NYPD, the Mercedes rear-ended two cars. The force from the impact caused those cars to strike two additional cars.
The six remaining victims were likely occupants of the cars that were hit, according to the NYPD. Paramedics took them to a nearby hospital, where investigators say they are expected to recover.
Police say all parties involved in the crash remained on scene.
No arrests have been made.
This is a developing story. Stay with News 12 for the latest.
