圣诞节当天,纽约市一辆出租车在先驱广场跳下路边撞倒多名行人,三人被送往医院。
事件发生在曼哈顿中城的人行道上。下午4点03分,当出租车司机在第六大道上向北行驶时,纽约市警察局发言人向美国广播公司新闻证实。
据官员说,有六名行人被出租车撞了,被送往地区医院的三个人包括一名9岁的男孩和两名年龄分别为41岁和49岁的妇女。
所有受影响的行人都没有受到危及生命的伤害。
官员称司机可能出现了医疗事故,但对事故的调查仍在进行中。
Taxi cab strikes several pedestrians in NYC's Herald Square
Three people were hospitalized after a New York City taxi cab jumped the curb and struck multiple pedestrians in Herald Square on Christmas Day.
The incident occurred on the Midtown Manhattan sidewalk at 4:03 p.m. as the taxi driver was northbound on Sixth Avenue, a New York City Police Department spokesperson confirmed to ABC News.
There were six pedestrians struck by the cab, and the three individuals that were transported to area hospitals included a 9-year-old boy, and two women aged 41 and 49, according to officials.
All of the impacted pedestrians suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials say the driver suffered a possible medical episode, but the investigation into the incident is ongoing.