6 injured when driver fleeing from police crashes in the Bronx

Monday, March 25, 2019
MORRISANIA, Bronx (WABC) -- Six people were injured when a driver fleeing from police crashed in the Bronx Monday afternoon.

The accident happened at East 162nd Street and Washington Avenue in the Morrisania section.
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Police say that at about 3 p.m., officers saw a vehicle commit a traffic violation.

When they tried to pull the car over, the driver attempted to flee, ran a red light, and T-boned a vehicle, then hit another vehicle.

Five people were inside the first vehicle that was struck and one was in the second. All were hospitalized with minor injuries.
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Two people in the car that was being chased were taken into custody. A 20-year-old man was charged with gun possession and a 29-year-old is being questioned.

One more person is still being sought.



Police say a gun was recovered at the scene.

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