Six people were injured in midtown Manhattan Wednesday when a taxi driver plowed his vehicle into pedestrians sending three to hospitals.
Police believe the taxi driver suffered a medical episode at around 4 p.m. when he jumped the curb near Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square and slammed into pedestrians on the sidewalk.
The victims were a 9-year-old boy and five females aged 49, 19, 37, and 41.
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The boy was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center after suffering a laceration to his leg and a 41-year-old woman received treatment for a head injury at Bellevue Hospital.
A 49-year-old woman was also hospitalized with unknown injuries.
The 58-year-old driver remained at the scene and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
