Three people — including a 9-year-old girl —
were killed when a car plowed into a group of
trick-or-treaters in the Bronx Saturday, officials
said.
The horrific Halloween scene unfolded just
before 5 p.m. when a 57-year-old motorist
behind the wheel of a dark four-door Dodge
careened onto the sidewalk on Morris Park Ave.
near Bogart Ave. in Morris Park — straight into
the path of a group of children looking for some
holiday treats.
The car plowed through the group and smashed
into a chain-link fence, officials said.
All of the children were in Halloween costumes,
witnesses said.
A victim is taken away from the crash scene on a
stretcher.
"Sad day … Just saw a bunch of ambulance
trucks and policemen carry a little girl on a
stretcher as she screamed,” tweeted witness
Kayla Destiny Mojica.
As ambulances arrived, a 65-year-old man lay
dead on the sidewalk, officials said.
A 9-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman
were rushed to Jacobi Hospital, but doctors
were unable to save them, officials said.
Three are dead in the Bronx after a Dodge sedan
mounted the sidewalk and crashed through a
fence, killing three.
One person is dead and five people were
hospitalized following a car crash in the Bronx,
officials said.
A 3-year-old girl whisked away from the scene
was also at Jacobi in critical condition. The
driver, a second 9-year-old girl and a 21-year-
old woman were also hospitalized, but were
expected to survive.
The victims’ names weren’t immediately
disclosed.
Police sources say the motorist may have been
involved in a road rage incident with a Toyota
right before the crash. The Toyota fled the
scene, witnesses said.
Hours afterwards, the Dodge could still be seen
on the sidewalk, half-in and half-out of a
resident’s front yard, teetering on a brick wall.
Posted by: Philip Ochika