Traffic & Transit
Car Strikes Man On UWS, Goes Up Onto Broadway Mall: Police
A black SUV hit a man at Broadway and West 81st Street around 8:25 a.m. on Thursday, police said. Here's a video of the aftermath.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A black SUV struck a man walking on the Upper West Side Thursday morning, before getting stuck on the Broadway mall in the middle of the street, police said and video shows.
A man was walking across Broadway and West 81st Street around 8:25 a.m., when he was hit by the car, police said.
A spokesperson from the NYPD told Patch that the man's injuries were not life-threatening.
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Video posted to the Citizen app shows the car lodged onto the Broadway medium after the accident, which you can watch by clicking — here.
Police were called to the scene both in response to the collision and to help get the car down from the mall separating the west and east side of Broadway.
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NYPD did not have information as of 11 a.m. Thursday on how the collision happened.
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