NEW YORK (AP) — An out-of-control car plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters on Saturday evening, killing three people, including a 10-year-old girl, and leaving four others injured, police said.
The Halloween horror unfolded just before 5 p.m. as a group of trick-or-treaters walked down a quiet residential block in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx.
A 63-year-old man behind the wheel of the black Dodge sedan went careering into the group of pedestrians and then smashed through a fence in front of a home, police said. The car was left teetering on a brick wall.
“There was a family of kids trick-or-treating, walking behind me,” Kristina DeJesus told WABC-TV. “All of a sudden … I heard the boom, and the car like literally jumped over a parked car and flew into the gate, hitting a bunch of people.”
A man, whose age wasn’t immediately available, died at the scene, police said. A 21-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Authorities said a 3-year-old girl was critically injured. A 21-year-old woman, a 10-year-old girl and the driver of the car were also hospitalized with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Investigators were working Saturday night to determine the cause of the crash. No charges have been filed.
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