New York Police Department (NYPD) has closed off an area of New York City's Times Square after a car rammed into pedestrians on the sidewalk, injuring at least ten and killing at least one, police's spokesperson told Sputnik on Thursday. The driver, 26-year-old Richard Rojas of the Bronx, was taken into custody after barreling into the lunch-hour crowd on Seventh Avenue shortly before noon, according to police.
An automobile crashes into pedestrians in New York City's Times Square, killing one person and injuring several others. Police are investigating the incident as an accident.