In New York, a taxi left the sidewalk and drove into a crowd of people standing near the Macy's flagship store in Herald Square, Manhattan. As a result of the accident, seven people were injured, including a 58-year-old taxi driver who, according to preliminary data, survived the attack, as well as six pedestrians.
Among the victims was a 9-year-old boy, two women aged 49 and four more women aged 19, 37 and 41. Three of them were taken to the hospital, the others refused hospitalization. All pedestrians were injured, but they are not life-threatening, according to law enforcement officials.
The incident happened in a popular tourist area of New York, which is often crowded with people during the holidays. The accident caused a great uproar among local residents and tourists, but emergency services quickly arrived at the scene.
