10 people injured after being struck by motorized scooter inside Brooklyn park
The incident happened around 6:40 p.m. near Flushing Avenue and Commodore Barry Park.
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Ten people were injured after a motorized scooter struck them inside a Brooklyn park Sunday evening, according to police.
The incident happened around 6:40 p.m. near Flushing Avenue and Commodore Barry Park.
Video shows a chair wedged into the motorized scooter that was left on the scene along with trails of blood.
Witnesses say the driver was a woman who was wearing a helmet when she “just lost control of her new bike and couldn’t stop it [and] got out from under her.”
Authorities said a woman who was operating a three-wheeled motorcycle struck a group of people who were inside the park at the time.
She was among those who were injured in the crash.
Police say four people were listed in critical but stable condition, while six others were reported to be stable condition as of Sunday night.
All of the injured were taken to local hospitals and are not believed to have life-threatening injuries.
Police say a person of interest was taken into custody but no arrests had been made as of Sunday night.
It was not immediately clear what led to the crash.
