Fordham Manor Three-Car Collision: Drivers Argue Over Cause

By DAVID GREENE

Two Acura SUVs and a Chevrolet are surrounded by emergency vehicles after a car crash involving three cars at Jerome Avenue, near East 190th Street in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Sunday, May 9, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

What are the odds? Two vehicles with the same make, model and year were involved in a three-car, motor vehicle collision that briefly shut down Jerome Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx on Sunday, May 9. The incident occurred during daylight hours amid light rain, which possibly gave rise to poor visibility under the covered avenue.

Two of the three drivers involved in the incident were observed by Norwood News at the scene of the incident pleading their case to different police officers on site, and stating that the fault lay with the other party.

A young man holds his hand as he walks past the 2006 Chevrolet that lost part of its bumper following a three-car crash on Jerome Avenue in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Sunday, May 9, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

According to police, the incident was reported at 3:12 p.m., when two 2013 Acura SUVs collided, causing one of the vehicles to strike a 2006 Chevrolet.

A three-vehicle crash briefly shut down Jerome Avenue, between East Fordham Road and East 190th Street, in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Sunday, May 9, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

The crash shut down a section of Jerome Avenue between East Fordham Road and East 190th Street for a brief duration. According to witnesses at the scene, several air-bags deployed inside the vehicles, upon impact.

The NYPD reported that there were no injuries arising from the crash.

The cause is still being investigated.

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