A crash near the University Heights Bridge in the Bronx sent seven people to area hospitals in the early hours of Sunday morning. The call came in at 4:38 a.m. at West Fordham Road and the University Heights Bridge, and emergency crews rushed all seven injured people to nearby hospitals.
According to ABC7 New York, the FDNY confirmed that emergency medical crews transported the seven patients to area hospitals following the crash. As of Sunday morning, no information on the patients' conditions or additional details about those involved had been made available, the station reported.
The cause of the crash has not been provided, and it remains unclear what led to the collision near the busy Bronx intersection, according to the same report from ABC7. PIX11 also covered the crash Sunday, reporting that the FDNY was called to the scene near West Fordham Road and the University Heights Bridge.
A Stretch of Road With a Troubled History
Sunday's crash is not the first serious collision to hit the University Heights area in recent memory. In a separate incident, two people were killed and three others were hurt after what the station described as a horrific high-speed crash in the Bronx, this one at the intersection of Jerome Avenue and East Fordham Road, per the same account from ABC7 New York. Police said in that case that a BMW was speeding, ran a red light, struck a Nissan Rogue, and then hit a pillar.
Another fatal crash struck the neighborhood in March 2025, when a hit-and-run collision near the Major Deegan Expressway and West Fordham Road left a male driver dead, according to Norwood News. Police said at the time that the driver of a Mercedes-Benz involved in that crash fled the scene on foot, and that no arrests had been made as the investigation continued, the outlet reported.
No such details about fault, flight, or arrests have been tied to Sunday's crash near the University Heights Bridge. For now, what's confirmed is limited to the FDNY's account: seven people hurt, all taken to area hospitals, and a cause still under wraps.
