NEW YORK—A speeding car plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City’s busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 22, and authorities said there was no indication it was an act of terrorism.
Witnesses said the motorist was driving against traffic before his burgundy Honda sedan mounted the sidewalk and struck pedestrians. The car hit a pole and came to rest at 45th Street and Broadway before police took the driver away.
One woman was covered with a bloodstained blanket following the collision, which occurred close to noon at the Midtown Manhattan tourist venue, a Reuters witness said. Shoes were scattered at the scene.
NYPD officers gesture to the crowd to step back after a vehicle struck pedestrians on the sidewalk in Times Square, New York, on May 18, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
