Elderly man in wheelchair struck by vehicle on Upper East Side

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Elderly man in wheelchair struck by vehicle in NYC

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man in a wheelchair was struck and critically injured by a vehicle on the Upper East Side on Tuesday afternoon.

The 94-year-old victim was struck on Fifth Avenue at East 90th Street around 3 p.m.

He suffered lacerations to the head and was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital.

The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene.

Few other details were released.

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