Saturday, October 31, 2015

Cops: 3 dead, 3 hurt when car hits trick-or-treaters in NYC




NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a car plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters in New York City, killing three people, including a 10-year-old girl. Four others, including a 3-year-old, were injured.


A spokesman for the New York Police Department says the group had been trick-or-treating just before 5 p.m. Saturday in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx when a car went onto the sidewalk and struck them.


Police say a man, whose age wasn’t immediately available, died at the scene.


Investigators say a 21-year-old man and the 10-year-old girl were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.


Authorities say a 3-year-old girl was critically injured. A 21-year-old woman, a 10-year-old girl and the 63-year-old driver also were hospitalized.


Police say an investigation into what caused the crash is ongoing.


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This story has been corrected to show the driver of the car was 63 years old, not 68.


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Source: businessinsider.com




Cops: 3 dead, 3 hurt when car hits trick-or-treaters in NYC

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