Crime & Safety

Car Plows Into Bushwick Pedestrians, Hits Ambulance: 6 Injured

Three children and three adults were hospitalized after a sedan struck pedestrians on a Brooklyn sidewalk before hitting an ambulance.

BUSHWICK— A 56-year-old man driving a black sedan on a Brooklyn sidewalk struck multiple pedestrians before crashing into an ambulance Thursday afternoon, injuring six people, including three children, police said.

The driver was traveling on the sidewalk near 480 Knickerbocker Avenue, on the corner of Bleecker Street, at about 3:54 p.m.

Emergency medical services transported a 74-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.

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A 31-year-old woman, a 6-year-old girl and an 11-year-old girl were taken to Bellevue, while a 53-year-old woman was transported to Elmhurst. All six victims were listed in stable condition.

Police took the driver and a passenger in the sedan into custody. The investigation remains ongoing.

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