Six people hurt, including three with critical injuries when taxi hits bicycle and pedestrians on sidewalk at West 29th Street and Broadway in New York City, New York
Police: 3 critically hurt when taxi jumps curb on Broadway
It happened at 1 p.m. in the city's Flatiron district, a little more than five blocks south of tourist-packed Herald Square. Police said it appeared to be accidental, but an investigation was underway to determine exactly what happened.
6 hurt when taxi jumps Midtown curb, plows into pedestrians; group lifts cab off victims
The driver then careened onto the sidewalk, mowing down several pedestrians and pinning two women underneath the vehicle.
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