NYC crash leaves one critically injured after driver plows into at least 7 pedestrians

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A vehicle plowed through seven pedestrians at a Midtown Manhattan crosswalk late Sunday night, leaving at least one critically injured, according to police and law enforcement sources.

The driver behind the wheel of a Honda Accord hit the seven victims around 11:55 p.m. at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue as the suspect kept driving to the Midtown tunnel toward Queens, sources said.

Five pedestrians were rushed to Bellevue Hospital with at least one person in critical condition, sources said. 


The driver of the Honda Accord hit the seven victims around 11:55 p.m. at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue on Aug. 20, 2023 in Manhattan.
The driver of the Honda Accord hit the seven victims around 11:55 p.m. at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue on Aug. 20, 2023 in Manhattan.
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Officers arrive on the scene after a driver hit seven victims around 11:55 p.m. at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue on Aug. 20, 2023 in Manhattan.
Officers arrive on the scene after a driver hit seven victims around 11:55 p.m. at West 36th Street and 6th Avenue on Aug. 20, 2023 in Manhattan.
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Victims of the crash are being treated on the floor, as five pedestrians were rushed to Bellevue Hospital
Victims of the crash are being treated on the floor, as five pedestrians were rushed to Bellevue Hospital.
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Another victim in stable condition was taken to a different hospital. One victim refused medical attention, sources said.

A 29-year-old female person of interest was later taken into custody after she was involved in a three-car crash on the Long Island Expressway at the Clearview Expressway in Queens, sources said. 

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