Major accident at Christmas: Cab crashes into group of people

New York City (USA) - All the alarm bells go off immediately, but apparently it was a serious accident : a cab crashed into a group of people in the New York borough of Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon.

According to media reports, the cab injured six people at around 4 p.m. on Christmas Day. Three of them are in hospital with serious injuries, including a nine-year-old child.

According to the New York Post, first responders attended to the boy and his mother (41) after they were hit by the car.

The 58-year-old cab driver had suffered a medical emergency in Herald Square, then drove over the curb and hit the group of pedestrians.

In addition to the injured nine-year-old and his mother, four other women were injured. Three of them are said to have refused medical treatment. None of the victims are said to have been in mortal danger.

The police were able to rule out an attack, the report said. It was less than a week ago that a driver (50) apparently raced through the Christmas market in Magdeburg with the intention of killing someone. Five people died and well over 200 were injured .