Mother and Son Among 6 People Struck by N.Y.C. Taxi That Crashed onto Sidewalk Christmas Day

Mar. 15, 2025

At least six people — including a mother and her 9-year-old son — were injured after a taxi crashed into a New York City sidewalk on Christmas Day, according to authorities.

The New York Police Department said in a statement to PEOPLE that officers responded to a call of “pedestrians struck” just after 4 p.m. local time on a sidewalk on Sixth Avenue near Herald Square, a popular tourist destination during the holidays that is steps away from Macy’s.

When officers arrived on the scene, they were informed that a 58-year-old taxi driver had “experienced a medical emergency" while driving his cab down the street, officials said.

The incident caused the man to “drive onto the sidewalk,” injuring at least six people, the NYPD said.

A photo of the cab that struck multiple pedestrians in the Herald Square area.Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty

Multiple pedestrians struck by a New York City Taxi at West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue in the Herald Square section of Manhattan, New York

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty

Police did not say what kind of medical emergency the cab driver experienced or what led up to the crash. Police have not yet made any arrests related to the case “at this time” and said that their investigation into the incident is “ongoing.”

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Law enforcement sources toldWNBCthat the injured 9-year-old boy and his mother had been visiting New York City for the holidays from Australia.

A closeup of the cab that struck multiple pedestrians in the Herald Square area.Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty

Multiple pedestrians struck by a New York City Taxi at West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue in the Herald Square section of Manhattan, New York

Photos taken from the crash site show the front of the yellow cab open and slightly crushed.

Several other sides of the cab appear to have sustained dents as well.

A photo of the damaged taxi cab that hit multiple pedestrians on a New York City sidewalk.Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty

Multiple pedestrians struck by a New York City Taxi at West 34th Street and Sixth Avenue in the Herald Square section of Manhattan, New York

“I ran over and noticed there was a little boy, his leg was underneath the front passenger tire as it was spinning,” he said.

“And then there was a group of people — one gentleman went over [and] shut the car off, got into it [to] shut it off,” the witness continued. “There was a whole group of us that ripped the fender off, lifted the car back and then that’s when I grabbed the little boy, got him to the corner, realized that what ended up being his mom underneath.”

source: people.com