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Williamsbridge: Motor Vehicle Accident Results in Three Injuries, One Hospitalization

THREE PEOPLE WERE reportedly injured following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Monday night, May 29, 2023, FDNY officials said. 
File Photo Call received: 2212 Type: MVA Disposition: 1 to Jacobi + 2 RMA -DM

Three people were injured following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Monday night, May 29, FDNY officials said.

 

An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call about the accident at 10.12 p.m. on Monday night. They said one person was transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment, while two refused medical attention at the scene.

 

We have contacted the NYPD for more information about the cause of the accident which, according to unofficial sources, may have involved an emergency vehicle and will update this story upon receipt of any more information.

 

As reported, a second accident occurred at the same general location the next day on Tuesday afternoon, May 30, when a car flipped on its roof and apparently burst into flames. An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call regarding the incident at 2.02 p.m. on Tuesday and that FDNY units responded to reports of an overturned vehicle on fire.

 

The spokesperson indicated that three victims were ambulatory, meaning they could wait for treatment and were considered “walking wounded.” They were transported to Jacobi Medical Center and St. Barnabas Hospital respectively for treatment, the spokesperson said. Their genders, ages and conditions were unknown according to the FDNY.

 

We contacted the NYPD for more information about the cause of the May 30th accident also and were advised to send an email. We will update this story upon receipt of more information.

 

Traffic in the vicinity of Tuesday’s collision has been impacted due to lane closures.

 

One Citizen App user uploaded a video that showed police and other emergency vehicles at the scene and a burned out vehicle.

 

Following collisions, the NYPD handles all criminal investigations, while DOT reviews the street design at the impacted locations to establish if it may have been a contributing factor in the incident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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