10 People Struck by Vehicle in Midtown, Manhattan, Says the NYPD

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According toCBS News, the incident occurred on Tuesday at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street around 5:30 p.m. local time. Police told the outlet that officers were attempting to perform a traffic stop with a male driver when he reportedly tried to escape and flee the scene.

Afterward, the Manhattan South division of theNYPDsent out atweetadvising patrons to steer clear of the situation and warned residents to “expect traffic and emergency vehicles in the area.”

Although some of the individuals involved in the car crash were hurt and transported toBellevue Hospital for treatment, authorities later determined that none of their injuries were considered life-threatening.

During a press conference held hours after the reported accident, the NYPD shared details regarding the chaotic traffic stop.

A spokesperson for the department confirmed that the most severe injury happened to a young lady who sustained an ankle fracture. Members of the NYPD declined to take any questions during the press conference.

NBC New Yorkadded that some of the injured victims were children as young as 5 and 7 years old. The publication noted that two people were in the car when it crashed near a Hyatt Hotel. Police placed one person from the vehicle in custody.

A spokesman for the NYPD confirmed to PEOPLE that the individual arrested was a male driver.

Earlier this year, an SUV collision in Manhattan leftover 20 people hurtafter the vehicle crashed into a building. At the time, authorities believed a white Audi sedan was responsible for plummeting into an Inwood restaurant on Jan. 2.

The New York City Fire Department told NBC News that the luxury vehicle rammed into the exterior of the establishment on West 204th Street and Broadway at around 8:59 p.m. local time. The most serious injury was for a10-year-old girlwhose leg was broken.

source: people.com