6 Injured After Car Crashes into NewPark Mall, Macy's Store Evacuated

Four people were injured and two others required medical attention after a car crashed into a NewPark Mall store in Newark late this afternoon, an Alameda County Fire Department spokeswoman said.

Fire crews responded to a report of a crash at the mall located south of Interstate Highway 880 at 4:48 p.m., fire spokeswoman Aisha Knowles. The car went 50 feet into a Macy’s department store at the mall that left four people injured, she said.

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One of the injured suffered serious injuries, she said. Two others people not directly involved in the crash suffered injuries Knowles called “secondary medical emergencies,” such as a panic attack or shock. Knowles did not know how many people were transported to a hospital. Newark police evacuated everyone at the Macy’s store, Knowles said.

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