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Passenger Killed in Crash After Driver Runs Red Light, Police Say

MANHATTAN — A passenger in a car suspected of running a series of red lights in Washington Heights was killed early Monday in a collision with another vehicle, police said.

The victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was riding in a car that was running red lights as it headed south on Amsterdam Avenue until reaching West 157th Street, where it was struck by another vehicle about 4:50 a.m., an NYPD spokesman said.

The passenger was pronounced dead at an area hospital, police said.

No other injuries were reported and there were no immediate arrests, police said.