One killed as Mercedes driver runs red light in Bronx

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 23:25 · Archive

A Mercedes driver ran a red light in the Bronx, hitting four pedestrians and killing one.

A Mercedes driver ran a red light at the intersection of Holland Avenue and Allerton Avenue in the Bronx on Friday afternoon, hitting four pedestrians crossing in the crosswalk. The collision occurred around 2:15 p.m.

The four women struck were aged between 50 and 60. They were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where one died. Two others were listed in critical condition and a fourth was expected to survive. The Mercedes also struck two other vehicles, which in turn hit two additional vehicles.

The driver, who suffered minor injuries and remained conscious and alert, told a witness he was attempting to beat the traffic light. The fire department reported treating nine people following the collision.

How it is being reported

• One person killed and nine injured in chain-reaction crash in New York CityMotorist, reportedly trying to beat a traffic light, barrels through busy intersection and slams into pedestrians At least one person was killed and nine injured in New York City ’s eastern Bronx when a motorist barreled through a busy intersection, slammed into pedestrians and triggered a chain-reaction crash involving several vehicles, according to authorities and media reports. The horrifying collision happened shortly after 2pm in the Bronx’s Allerton neighborhood, with the driver at the center of the crash reportedly saying he was trying to beat a traffic light. Continue reading...Guardian World · 9 Oct, 22:50
• One killed, 3 injured as reckless NYC Mercedes driver mows down pedestrians while trying to beat light: sourcesA reckless Mercedes driver trying to beat the light whizzed through a Bronx intersection and mowed down four pedestrians -- killing one -- in a wild broad daylight scene Friday.New York Post · 9 Oct, 21:41

In this story: Bronx · Holland Avenue · Allerton Avenue · Jacobi Medical Center · FDNY · NYPD

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