More than 20 people, including 3 children, injured after car crashes into NYC sports bar - NBC News

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At slightest 23 people, including 3 children, were injured aft an SUV operating arsenic an Uber crashed into a sports barroom and edifice successful New York City Monday night, officials said.

A telephone came successful for a study of a conveyance crashing into a gathering connected West 204th Street and Broadway astatine astir 8:59 p.m., according to the New York City Fire Department.

An SUV crashed into Inwood Bar & Grill successful  Manhattan, N.Y., connected  Jan. 2, 2023.An SUV crashed into Inwood Bar & Grill successful Manhattan, N.Y., connected Jan. 2, 2023.WNBC

Preliminary reports suggest that a operator successful an Audi sedan leaving a state presumption struck the rear of a Toyota RAV4 that was operating arsenic an Uber astatine the time. This caused the 31-year-old antheral operator of the RAV4 to suffer power of the car, equine the curb and clang into the Inwood Bar & Grill, constabulary said.

According to Uber, determination was a rider successful the car during the accident.

“Our thoughts are with each of those injured and impacted by this horrific accident," Uber said successful a statement. "We’re reaching retired to the operator and rider, and are lasting acceptable to assistance instrumentality enforcement nevertheless we tin successful their investigation.”

Nineteen people, including the operator of the RAV4, were taken to country hospitals portion the others refused aesculapian care. All had non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials.

The operator of the Audi fled the scene. No arrests person been made arsenic of Tuesday morning.

Mirna Alsharif is simply a breaking quality newsman for NBC News.

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