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Three Injured in Midtown Car Crash

By Trevor Kapp | April 17, 2012 12:12pm
A downed traffic light at the scene of a collision between a cab and tractor-trailer at the corner of East 48th Street and Lexington Avenue early Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
A downed traffic light at the scene of a collision between a cab and tractor-trailer at the corner of East 48th Street and Lexington Avenue early Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
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MIDTOWN — A cab collided with a tractor-trailer in a frightening early-morning crash Tuesday, injuring three and sending the taxi careening into a building, authorities and witnesses said.

The wreck occurred at the corner of Lexington Avenue and East 48th Street about 2 a.m., knocking over a traffic light and leaving a trail of twisted metal on the sidewalk, NYPD and FDNY officials said.

At least one of the vehicles jumped a curb and smashed into a Radisson Hotel at the intersection, shearing off the taxi’s roof, a witness said.

"It was a terrible situation," said Eudoro Arguello, 50, who was working at a garage on 48th Street between Park and Lexington avenues when he heard the loud crash. "The police and fire trucks were all over. It was like a movie."

The three injured individuals suffered minor lacerations in the incident and were brought to Bellevue Hospital Center for treatment, police said.

The crash is currently under investigation, cops added.