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Car Collision Pins Woman To Tree In Central Park

Two pedestrians were hurt after they were struck by two vehicles involved in a collision around Central Park on Tuesday night, officials and witnesses said.   According to reports, a man in a silver Nissan Pathfinder was driving northbound on East 81st Street when he blew through a red light and struck a yellow cab

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Woman Struck By Truck In Queens

An elderly woman, whose identity has not been released, was struck by a tractor trailer on Beach Channel Drive and Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.   She remained trapped under the vehicle for over 15 minutes, according to reports. Firefighters managed to free and rescue her.   She was rushed

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Queens Bus Crash Leaves 11 People Hurt

Eleven people were injured in a bus accident involving collision with a car in Fresh Meadows, Queens, on Tuesday morning, officials said.   The yellow school bus struck a sedan on 167th Street and 73rd Avenue, according to police. The bus then went off the road and slammed into a light pole.   Emergency responders

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Three-Year-Old Girl Fatally Struck In Bronx Car Accident

A 3-year-old girl was fatally struck while walking to preschool with her mother and sibling on Monday morning in the Bronx, officials said. According to reports, the family was crossing East 164th Street at Gerard Avenue at the time of the incident.   As they were crossing the street, Mariam Dansoko, 3, donned in a

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Elderly Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In UES [Update]

Vincent Downing, 85, a well-known landlord and realtor was fatally struck by a car in the Upper East Side on Wednesday morning, according to reports.   Downing was crossing Third Avenue at 71st Street in the crosswalk when a blue sedan backed up on Third Avenue and pinned the victim against a parked, unoccupied box

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Motorcyclist Killed In Car Collision In West Hempstead

Motorcyclist Christopher Louros, 22, was killed from a collision with a car in West Hempstead on Wednesday morning, officials said.   He was riding his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle westbound on Hempstead Turnpike when a Mercedes Benz made a U-turn on Morton Avenue and crashed into Louros’ motorcycle around midnight, officials said. The Mercedes then hit

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Window Washers Rescued After Being Stranded On Scaffolding

Two window washers were rescued after their scaffolding malfunctioned and stranded them on the 17th story of a building in downtown Manhattan, sources said. The incident happened at 33 Maiden Lane around 9:50 a.m., officials said.   The pair of men were cleaning the outside windows of the building when one of the lines holding

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9 Injured In Fire Involving Bus Carrying Wheelchair Passengers

Nine people were injured when a bus carrying passengers in wheelchairs caught fire in East Harlem on Wednesday morning, fire officials said. The incident happened at East 106th Street and Park Avenue around 11 a.m., officials said. The FDNY has not yet determined the cause of the fire.   Four passengers in wheelchairs, four other

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Four People Hurt After Chain Reaction Accident In UWS [Update]

A hit-and-run driver left four people injured after creating a chain reaction crash on the Upper West Side on Monday, police said.   Wendy Mateo, 39, sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries, including a partially amputated arm, sources said. She was brought to Bellevue Hospital.   Three other people were taken to hospitals. Ilhajjam Hamid,

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