NEW YORK (AP) — A taxi driver hit six pedestrians outside Macy's flagship store in Herald Square on Wednesday afternoon, police said, with three people—including a 9-year-old boy—transported to hospitals for their injuries.
An NYPD spokesperson said the taxi driver may have suffered a medical episode, but that the investigation has yet to confirm that.
Two people, including the 9-year-old boy, were taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, and one person was taken to Bellevue Hospital, the spokesperson said. The other three people who were hit refused medical attention. All were in stable condition.
The taxi jumped the curb at West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue around 4 p.m. and hit the pedestrians on the sidewalk, police said, adding that the driver remained at the scene.
Video footage at the scene showed a damaged yellow taxi on the sidewalk cordoned off by police tape. The car’s front bumper appeared to have fallen off. The taxi was towed away later in the evening.
1010 WINS contributed to this report.