A fatal accident occurred in Manhattan, leaving two people dead and four others injured after a multi-car crash involving an allegedly stolen car driven by a teenager Monday morning, authorities said.
The crash came after a black Hyundai Elantra that was reported stolen late last month was heading northbound along Audubon Avenue when a driver lost control and slammed it into an oncoming black Jeep. west on West 179th Street shortly before 7 a.m., according to the NYPD.
The car, which was carrying five people, flipped on its side near the intersection, kicking up multiple debris, the NYPD added.
“The driver was a child. Most of the children there appeared to be between the ages of 12 and 17,” according to a neighbor who rushed to the scene to help.
As of this afternoon, NYPD has not released the names and ages of the victims who died.
Two of the victims died at New York Presbyterian-Columbia, and a third person was in critical condition at the same hospital, according to ABC New York.
The two remaining occupants of the Hyundai were rushed to Harlem Hospital, where one was listed in critical condition and the other was listed in stable condition.
Meanwhile, the 53-year-old driver of the struck Jeep was also taken to Harlem Hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
“A few minutes before this accident, I saw these children driving erratically, with their lights on at full speed, not even looking,” said a neighbor who participated in the rescue effort. “And about five minutes later, they hit this oncoming vehicle.”
Nearby residents reported hearing a loud bang marking the moment of impact, the New York Post reported.
At least two parked cars were damaged after the crash.