In the building of the restaurant in New York drove a taxi: there are victims. VIDEO
Happy 11 July taxi drove into a restaurant in Manhattan. As a result of the incident, eight people were injured.
The accident occurred around 12: 35 in a restaurant on Ninth Avenue, writes NBC New York.
Five victims were sent to hospitals, three other victims refused medical assistance at the scene. The police said that the injuries of the victims do not threaten their lives. The area near the restaurant was littered with debris from the destroyed wall and car parts. Rescuers checked the debris, fearing that under them could be more people.
After the accident, at least half of the yellow taxi was inside the building of the Hell's Kitchen restaurant.
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The cause of the accident is being investigated. According to FDNY, the restaurant did not suffer significant structural damage.
According to the taxi driver who remained at the scene, another driver hit his car from behind, he lost control and crashed into the building.
Tim Linnasak, a restaurant employee next door, said that everything happened very quickly. He only saw a taxi fly past, and then he heard a noise.
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