Six injured after taxi jumps curb in Flatiron District, prompting rescue attempt from over a dozen people

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Six people were hospitalized, with three in critical condition, on Monday after a taxi drove onto a sidewalk in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood, resulting in a harrowing rescue attempt by bystanders, police said.

NYPD Deputy Chief John Chell briefs the media at the scene of a cab crash.

After hitting a bicyclist, he said the taxi driver veered toward the sidewalk and appeared to speed up, jumping the curb and pressing two women against a wall, according to Chell.Chell called the moment “a remarkable scene.” Firefighters were among those who responded to the incident.The cab driver was among those hospitalized.

 

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Surprised you all weren't around for this farcical protest based on a lie. BTW how come no identity of the CitibikeNYC rider who caused this mayhem? Yet we know the person's age?

hey lizkimtweets was the car driving itself or was there someone driving it?

Scary.

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