Three people were injured this morning when a box truck collided with scaffolding on a Manhattan sidewalk, causing it to collapse. The New York Police Department stated that the incident occurred around 8:15 a.m. near 245 West 29th Street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues. Among the injured, one was critically hurt and was quickly rushed to the hospital, as reported by PIX11.
The chaos unfolded when the 62-year-old truck driver, whose name has yet to be released, managed to suddenly swerve, crashing outright into the sidewalk shed. This resulted in the scaffolding's unfortunate collapse. Following the accident, two victims were found to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries, while a third suffered a severe head injury, necessitating emergency medical attention, as FOX 5 New York detailed.
Video footage surfaced shortly after the incident, showing the scattered debris spread across both the sidewalk and street with multiple safety crews present. In response to the collapse, the NYC Department of Buildings issued a statement, confirming that they were conducting "a structural stability inspection of a sidewalk shed after a partial collapse was caused by a truck striking the structure." Despite the severe outcome of the crash, no arrests have been made, and the driver remained at the scene, cooperating with the authorities, according to FOX 5 New York.
