Crime & Safety
Car Mounts Curb And Hits Pedestrians In Flatbush, FDNY Says
Six people were hit and all suffered non life-threatening injuries, the FDNY said.
FLATBUSH, NY – A driver lost control of a vehicle Thursday, mounting a curb in Flatbush and plowing into several pedestrians, an FDNY spokesman said. The Daily News reported that the car was being operated by a disabled driver.
The accident happened at Nostrand Ave., near Glenwood Rd., just after 7 p.m., the FDNY said. Six people were hurt, all with non life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
The Daily News reported that the vehicle had been modified for use by a paraplegic and that the driver told authorities the controls malfunctioned.
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