6 pedestrians struck by Ford Mustang that crashed into NYC scaffolding before driver, passenger flee
The Mustang first struck a pedestrian as the driver turned onto Courtlandt Avenue from East 149th Street around 10:50 a.m., police said.
Then the car hit five more people and barreled into scaffolding.
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3 The Mustang hit six people, who suffered injuries.
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3 The front bumper of the car was badly damaged.
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All the victims, three men and three women, were taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition, authorities said.
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The driver and passenger fled the crash scene and have not been caught. A description of the pair, including gender, was not immediately provided.
Photos of the crash showed the front bumper nearly torn off — and no license plates on the front or back of the vehicle.
3 The driver and a passenger fled.
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'People were yelling, were in pain, so yelling, crying, it was very upsetting,' witness Vivian Cole told ABC 7.
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Another bystander, Christina Sieh, was startled by the commotion.
'We thought it was a bomb or something, because we are all panicking around here,' Sieh told the station.
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