Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

Crime & Mayhem

Car Bursts Into Flames After Multiple Vehicle Crash on UWS

September 5, 2011 11:00am | Updated September 5, 2011 12:04pm
Firefighters responded to a multiple-vehicle accident on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, around 8:30 p.m. A car involved in the crash had burst into flames.
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DNAinfo/David Torres

UPPER WEST SIDE — A crash involving several vehicles left six people injured and one car engulfed in flames on Sunday night, fire officials said.

The collision occurred at 8:30 p.m. on Amsterdam Avenue near West 104th Street. At least three vehicles were involved in the incident, which left one car charred on the sidewalk.

An FDNY spokesman said two people were seriously hurt. Another four suffered minor injuries. They were transported to St. Luke’s and Roosevelt hospitals.

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