NEW YORK — Six people were hurt, including a young boy, when an out-of-control taxi hit pedestrians in New York City’s Herald Square on Christmas Day.
It happened at around 4 p.m. at 34th Street and Sixth Avenue, a crowded spot near Macy’s.
Three people, including a 9-year-old boy, were hospitalized. The boy suffered an injury to his thigh. A 41-year-old woman suffered a head injury, and a 49-year-old woman suffered a leg injury. Three other women, 49, 37, and 19, all refused medical attention.
Police said the driver, 58, suffered a medical episode and was being evaluated at a hospital, adding no arrests have been made.
“My prayers to the victims,” said Charlton D’Silva of Passengers United. “Hopefully, the cab driver will make it as well.”
A taxi on the sidewalk after striking pedestrians in Herald Square on Christmas Day. CBS News New York
Police said the cab had been traveling northbound on Sixth Avenue when it drove off onto the sidewalk. Video from the scene shows the cab on the sidewalk, its front end crumpled, surrounded by police.
Witness describes shocking incident
Witness Ryan Tucker described the shocking moments the cab struck his wife.
“We were coming up northbound right on the