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A motorist caused a fatal chain-reaction crash in New York City’s Bronx area around 2pm, resulting in one death and nine injuries. The incident occurred when a driver ran through an intersection, hitting pedestrians and multiple vehicles waiting at a red light. Surveillance footage showed a white Mercedes-Benz crashing into pedestrians before colliding with several cars. According to the NYPD, the driver admitted he was trying to beat the traffic light.

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On February 24th, around 2pm, one person was killed and nine were injured when a motorist drove a white Mercedes-Benz recklessly through an intersection in New York City’s eastern Bronx. The crash occurred near Allerton Avenue where the car struck four women aged between 50 to 60 as they crossed the street. After hitting them, the vehicle crashed into multiple cars waiting at a red light. According to sources from The New York Post, two victims were in critical condition while another was expected to survive. The FDNY reported treating nine individuals after the crash. Surveillance footage showed the driver barreling through traffic lights and causing a chain-reaction collision.

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Surveillance footage obtained by News 12 captured a white Mercedes-Benz hurtling through the intersection, striking a group of pedestrians in the crosswalk before crashing into multiple vehicles waiting at a traffic light.

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One person killed and nine injured in chain-reaction crash in New York City · speculative framing

At least one person was killed and nine injured in New York City’s eastern Bronx when a motorist barreled through a busy intersection, slammed into pedestrians and triggered a chain-reaction crash involving several vehicles, according to authorities and media reports. uncertain

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The horrifying collision happened shortly after 2pm in the Bronx’s Allerton neighborhood, with the driver at the center of the crash reportedly saying he was trying to beat a traffic light. uncertain

he → happen → light

Sources told the New York Post that four women, ranging in age from 50 to 60, were walking through a crosswalk when the Mercedes struck them. asserted

Mercedes → tell → them

The victims were transported to Jacobi medical center, where one woman was pronounced dead. asserted

woman → transport → center

Two others were reported to be in critical condition, while the fourth was expected to survive, according to the Post’s sources. uncertain

fourth → report → sources

The New York fire department (FDNY) said that emergency medical crews treated nine people in the aftermath of the crash, according to the local outlet News 12. uncertain

crews → say → outlet

Benz → obtain → light

According to the NYPD’s preliminary findings, the Mercedes rear-ended two vehicles with such force that both cars were pushed into two additional vehicles. uncertain

cars → accord → vehicles

The driver, who suffered minor injuries and remained conscious and alert, reportedly told a witness that he had been attempting to beat the traffic light, the Post said. uncertain

Post → suffer → light

One person killed and nine injured in chain-reaction crash in New York City

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