Times Square crash: one dead and 20 injured after car ploughs into pedestrians in New York.
Police said there was no indication it was an act of terrorism.
'A young woman was killed and at least 20 others were injured after a speeding car ploughed
into pedestrians in Times Square.
Pedestrians saw the car make a U-turn in the middle of 7th Avenue in midtown Manhattan
during heavy traffic. The red Honda saloon then continued for approximately three blocks
against the flow of traffic, leaving bodies strewn in its wake.
Witnesses described people screaming and running from the vehicle, while others lay in
the intersection, unable to move.
The car eventually crashed into a telephone people and stopped, smoking, on 45th
street and Broadway. The intersection marks the heart of one of New York City’s most
popular tourist destinations.
An 18-year old woman and her 13-year-old sister were struck midway through the driver’s
rampage, directly outside the offices of Thompson Reuters. The 18-year-old was killed,
and her sister was hospitalised for her injuries.
At least 21 other people were injured.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio called the crash “a very serious incident”, but emphasised that there
is no indication that it was a terrorist act...'
'...Police suspect the driver, Richard Rojas, was driving while intoxicated.
Witnesses say they saw him emerge from the vehicle panicked and shirtless.
The 26-year-old Navy veteran has been arrested twice for drunk driving, police said...'
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Police said there was no indication it was an act of terrorism.
'A young woman was killed and at least 20 others were injured after a speeding car ploughed
into pedestrians in Times Square.
Pedestrians saw the car make a U-turn in the middle of 7th Avenue in midtown Manhattan
during heavy traffic. The red Honda saloon then continued for approximately three blocks
against the flow of traffic, leaving bodies strewn in its wake.
Witnesses described people screaming and running from the vehicle, while others lay in
the intersection, unable to move.
The car eventually crashed into a telephone people and stopped, smoking, on 45th
street and Broadway. The intersection marks the heart of one of New York City’s most
popular tourist destinations.
An 18-year old woman and her 13-year-old sister were struck midway through the driver’s
rampage, directly outside the offices of Thompson Reuters. The 18-year-old was killed,
and her sister was hospitalised for her injuries.
At least 21 other people were injured.
Mayor Bill de Blasio called the crash “a very serious incident”, but emphasised that there
is no indication that it was a terrorist act...'
'...Police suspect the driver, Richard Rojas, was driving while intoxicated.
Witnesses say they saw him emerge from the vehicle panicked and shirtless.
The 26-year-old Navy veteran has been arrested twice for drunk driving, police said...'
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