TTwo people were killed and nine others were injured, four seriously, when a pickup truck struck a group celebrating the Fourth of July holiday in New York City, authorities said.
A Ford F-150 went down a street “at a high rate of speed” just before 9pm on Thursday. The truck drove through an intersection and ran a stop sign, onto the sidewalk and into Corlears Hook Park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, New York Police Department Chief Jeffrey Maddrey said during a news conference.
Two victims were confirmed dead at the scene, Maddrey said.
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The injured included four people who were in critical condition, three seriously injured and two with minor injuries, New York City Fire Department Assistant Chief Michael Meyers said.
The first fire department crew to arrive on the scene found the pickup truck on top of four of the victims, and firefighters worked to quickly extricate them before emergency medical personnel began treatment, Meyers said.
Investigators do not believe the crash was an act of terrorism, Maddrey and New York Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference at the scene.
Authorities were testing the driver for possible alcohol use, which is believed to have been a factor in the crash, Maddrey said.
Police were not able to immediately verify the ages of the victims, Maddrey said.
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