Woman Injured in 4-Car Crash in Norwood

By DAVID GREENE

At least one woman was injured, and four cars were damaged when the axle on one car detached, causing the car to smash into three other vehicles in the Norwood section of the Bronx.

An axle on a vehicle is a rod or shaft that rotates the wheels and supports the car’s weight.

Residents surround a damaged SUV that was hit by a vehicle that lost its axle and crashed into three other cars outside Woodlawn Cemetery in Norwood on Friday, October 22, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

According to NYPD spokeswoman, Sergeant Jessica McRorie, the crash was reported outside Woodlawn Cemetery, at East 211th Street and Tryon Avenue in Norwood at 10:32 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22.

Officers from the 52nd precinct were observed surveying the damage, and at least one female victim was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. The FDNY has not yet responded to a request for information on the exact number of injured persons.

One parked vehicle ended up on the sidewalk and lost part of its front end during a 4-car collision in Norwood on Friday, October 22, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

McRorie told Norwood News on Saturday, Oct. 30, “A 33-year-old male was operating a 2010 Ford SUV, traveling westbound on East 211th Street, when the driver attempted to drive around a double-parked vehicle…..when the axle of the vehicle broke.” The breakage reportedly caused the car to collide with the other vehicles.

Police survey the damage after a car lost its axel and crashed into three parked cars on East 211th Street in Norwood on Friday, October 22, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

Norwood News was unable to speak with the driver of the vehicle that lost the axle as the driver was not at the scene of the accident when we arrived and may have been injured and removed to an area hospital.

It is unknown if the 2010 car was new or second-hand, nor if it had been recently serviced.

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