Ten pedestrians are seriously injured after NYPD patrol car crashes through intersection in NYC
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BREAKING NEWS: Ten people injured, including a child, after NYPD patrol car crashes at intersection in NYC
- The cruiser hit the group at an intersection in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon
- It responded to a theft when the driver was cut off – the unidentified police officer who was driving swerved, eventually hitting the pedestrians
- Ten people were injured, including a child, and three seriously injured
- Those 10 were all rushed to Lincoln Hospital and Jacobi Medical Center for treatment
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At least 10 people have been injured — three of them seriously — after an NYPD cruiser rammed into a group of pedestrians at an intersection in the Bronx.
The victims were struck on Hoe Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx around 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Three were said to have been seriously injured.
All 10 injured – including two officers – were taken to Lincoln Hospital and Jacobi Memorial Center for treatment.
A child is said to be among the injured, and it is unclear whether the two officers who rushed for treatment were in the car that crashed.
Their injuries are minor, the New York Daily News reported.
The officers in the car were speeding to a call for a theft incident when it was cut off in traffic, and the driver swerved and hit pedestrians on Hoe Ave and Westchester Ave. NBC New York reported.
A poignant image of the scene showed a shopping cart crumpled to the ground after being mangled by the cruiser.
An NYPD police cruiser was pictured in the Bronx on Thursday after hitting 10 people at an intersection, seriously injuring three people
The force of the impact totaled a traffic light, with a hiker also pictured mutilated beneath the wrecked cruiser
A bloodied sheet was also depicted at the scene, while the cruiser’s front fender was also visibly smeared with a dark red substance
Locals watch as police investigate aftermath of horror crash
The officers in the car were driving at high speed to a call for a theft incident when it was cut off in traffic, and the driver swerved and hit pedestrians on Hoe Ave and Westchester Ave
At least 10 people, including a child, were seriously injured after an NYPD police car crashed at an intersection in the Bronx this afternoon.