Sunday, January 25, 2026
ADVT 
International

Times Square 'Attack': One Dead, 'Multiple Casualties' After Speeding Car Hits Pedestrians

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 May, 2017 09:47 AM

    A speeding car crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and seriously causing multiple injuries, witnesses said.

     

    Police have taken a suspect into custody.

     

    Thirteen people were treated for injuries, the New York Fire Department said on Twitter.

     

     

    The New York Police Department closed off the area.

     
     
    Richard Rojas, 26, of the Bronx, is said to be the suspect in the collision. He has two DWIs to his name, and reportedly told police he had been smoking marijuana before the incident occurred. He is former military.
     

    At least 22 people were being treated for injuries on the ground after the collision at the Midtown Manhattan tourist site, the FDNY confirmed on Twitter. One person was seriously injured.

     

    The vehicle was a red sedan and CBS New York Television said the driver had been removed. Witnesses said the motorist had driven against traffic and onto the sidewalk, striking pedestrians.

     

    The car crashed into a pole and came to rest at 45th Street and Broadway.

     

     

    Seven people were being placed on stretchers, a witness said. Shoes were scattered at the scene and one person was covered by a bloodstained blanket, the Reuters witness said.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Rebellion Led Indian-American Teen To $250,000 Science Prize

    Rebellion Led Indian-American Teen To $250,000 Science Prize
    A rebellion began Indian-American teen Indrani Das on her way to the brain research that got her the quarter-million-dollar Regeneron Science Talent Search award for high school students.

    Rebellion Led Indian-American Teen To $250,000 Science Prize

    Pakistani Family Pardons 10 Indians For Murdering Son In UAE; Indian Charity Deposits Blood Money

    Pakistani Family Pardons 10 Indians For Murdering Son In UAE; Indian Charity Deposits Blood Money
    The family of a Pakistani man, allegedly murdered by 10 Indians in Abu Dhabi in 2015, has pardoned the convicts facing death sentence.

    Pakistani Family Pardons 10 Indians For Murdering Son In UAE; Indian Charity Deposits Blood Money

    Muslim ban represents US' darkest era: Indian-American philanthropist

    Muslim ban represents US' darkest era: Indian-American philanthropist
    As a teenager when Fakhrul Islam, now Frank F. Islam, crossed the Atlantic in 1970 to realise his American dream, the "shining city upon a hill" opened all its doors for him, helping him become one of the most-celebrated Indian-American businessmen in the US.

    Muslim ban represents US' darkest era: Indian-American philanthropist

    Led By Us, Western Powers Boycotting Nuclear Ban Negotiations: Haley

    Western nuclear powers and 37 other countries led by Washington are boycotting the negotiations on banning nuclear weapons that began on Monday, US Permanent representative Nikki Haley announced.

    Led By Us, Western Powers Boycotting Nuclear Ban Negotiations: Haley

    Number Of Indian Applicants At US Varsities Drops This Year

    Number Of Indian Applicants At US Varsities Drops This Year
    The universities in the US have registered a decline in applications from Indian students following rising hate crimes and concerns over potential changes in visa policies by the Trump administration, according to a survey.

    Number Of Indian Applicants At US Varsities Drops This Year

    ‘You Don’t Belong To This Country’, Sikh-American Girl Rajpreet Heir Harassed In New York

    ‘You Don’t Belong To This Country’, Sikh-American Girl Rajpreet Heir Harassed In New York
    The Incident Took Place When The Girl Was On Her Way To A Friend's Birthday Party Via Subway Train In Manhattan, When A White Man Began Shouting At Her "Go Back To Lebanon" And "You Don't Belong In This Country.

    ‘You Don’t Belong To This Country’, Sikh-American Girl Rajpreet Heir Harassed In New York