BREAKING: Several killed by vehicle on New York City bike path

Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York City on Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle drove down a bike path that runs alongside the Hudson River. Picture: Martin Speechley/NYPD via AP

Several people were killed and numerous others injured in New York City on Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle drove down a bike path that runs alongside the Hudson River. Picture: Martin Speechley/NYPD via AP

Published Oct 31, 2017

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New York - Several people were killed and

numerous others injured in New York City on Tuesday afternoon

after a vehicle drove down a bike path that runs alongside the

Hudson River in Manhattan, police said.

The New York City Police Department, in a post on Twitter,

said that one vehicle struck another, then the driver of one of

the vehicles "got out displaying imitation firearms and was shot

by police".

Police said the suspect was taken into custody.

A police spokesman posted a photo showing a white pickup

truck on the bike path with its front end smashed. The truck had

the logo of the Home Depot hardware store chain on its door.

An witness told ABC Channel 7 that he saw a white pick-up

truck drive south down the bike path alongside the West Side

Highway at full speed and hit several people. The witness, who

was identified only as Eugene, said bodies were lying outside

Stuyvesant High School, one of the city's elite public schools.

He also reported hearing about nine or 10 shots, but was not

sure where they came from.

A video apparently filmed at the scene and circulated online

showed scattered bikes on the bike path and two people lying on

the ground.

City Hall said Mayor Bill de Blasio had been briefed about

the incident. The office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said

the governor was heading to the scene.

Reuters

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