4 Injured After Driver Loses Control In Bayside Crash: FDNY, Bystander

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — The owner of a local Greek restaurant and three others were hurt after a driver lost control mid-turn and crashed into another car, according to the FDNY and witnesses.

The two cars collided shortly before noon near 172nd Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard, officials said.

The FDNY did not specify the cause of a crash, but an employee of nearby A1 Arch Threading & Beauty Salon told Patch that she saw it happen.

"I saw the black car turn as the white car came from the other direction," she said. "It looked like the black car lost control and hit the back of the white car."

According to the FDNY, four people were injured and two were taken to the hospital.

Among them was the owner of Kalamaki GR, a nearby Greek restaurant, who was taken to the hospital but did not appear to be seriously injured, employees told Patch.

"I heard a loud sound and then we came outside of the restaurant and saw the two cars," said a restaurant employee. "Thankfully everybody is OK."