Manhattan Crash Report: Taxi strikes, injures 3 pedestrians at W 34th and 6th after driver has medical episode

Manhattan Crash Report: Taxi strikes, injures 3 pedestrians at W 34th and 6th after driver has medical episode

Crash Report –  W 34th St & Sixth Ave,

New York, NY

 

Report ID: 2024 December 25

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 1

Occupants: 1 in the vehicle; 6 pedestrians

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Single-vehicle vs. pedestrian

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): On a sidewalk near the intersection

Narrative

NEW YORK, NY – Two adults and one child were hurt last Wednesday when a taxi struck a group of pedestrians in Herald Square.

Emergency crews responded to the area of West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue around 4 p.m. on Christmas Day.

Police say that a taxi driver lost control of his vehicle after experiencing a medical episode and drove onto a sidewalk near the intersection. At least six pedestrians were struck by the taxi.

A 9-year-old boy, his mother, the taxi driver, and one other adult were taken to the hospital with injuries. The boy sustained burns and a broken femur in the crash.

The other three pedestrians did not require hospitalization.

A full investigation is underway.

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