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BREAKING NEWS: Ten people are hurt including a child, after NYPD patrol car crashes through intersection in NYC
- The cruiser struck the group at an intersection in the Bronx Thursday afternoon
- It was responding to a larceny when its driver was cut-off – the unidentified police officer who was driving swerved and ended up striking the pedestrians
- Ten people were injured, including a child, with three seriously injured
- Those 10 were all rushed to the Lincoln Hospital and Jacobi Medical Center for treatment
At least 10 people have been injured – three of them seriously – after a NYPD cruiser plowed into a group of pedestrians at a Bronx intersection.
The victims were struck at Hoe Avenue and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx around 3pm Thursday afternoon. Three are reported to have suffered serious injuries.
All 10 who were hurt – including two cops – have been taken to Lincoln Hospital and Jacobi Memorial Center for treatment.
A child is said to be among the injured, and it’s unclear if the two cops 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 out for a larceny incident when it was cut off in traffic, and the driver swerved, hitting pedestrians on Hoe Ave and Westchester Ave, NBC New York reported.
A harrowing image from the scene showed a shopping trolley crumpled on the ground after being mangled by the cruiser.
An NYPD police cruiser is pictured in the Bronx on Thursday after it struck 10 people at an intersection, leaving three people seriously-injured
The force of the impact totaled a traffic light, with a walker also pictured mangled under the wrecked cruiser
A bloody sheet was also pictured at the scene, while the cruiser’s front fender was also visibly smeared with a dark red substance
Locals watch as cops investigate the aftermath of the horror crash
The officers in the car were speeding to a call out for a larceny incident when it was cut off in traffic, and the driver swerved, hitting pedestrians on Hoe Ave and Westchester Ave
At least 10 people, including a child, are seriously injured after an NYPD patrol car crashed through an intersection in the Bronx this afternoon
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