Crime & Safety

2 Hurt After Car Crashes Into Scaffolding In Bed-Stuy: FDNY

Two people were sent to the hospital after the Hancock Street and Stuyvesant Avenue crash, officials said.

Two people were sent to the hospital after a crash on Hancock Street and Stuyvesant Avenue, officials said.
Two people were sent to the hospital after a crash on Hancock Street and Stuyvesant Avenue, officials said. (Courtesy of Tim Lee)

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Two people were rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after a car crashed into scaffolding in Bed-Stuy, according to fire officials.

The car crashed into scaffolding near Hancock Street and Stuyvesant Avenue just before 8 a.m., FDNY officials said.

Video shows more than a dozen first responders blocking the intersection after the crash, which appears to have been at a building on the southwest corner of the street.

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Two people hurt in the crash were taken to Kings County Hospital, the FDNY said.

Their condition was unknown. Police did not have any further details about the crash.

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