Car Hits 2 Women Standing on Sidewalk in Midtown: Police

A car jumped a curb and hit two women walking on 1st Avenue in midtown late Monday afternoon, authorities say. 

Police said the vehicle was going northbound on 1st Avenue when the driver lost control at 49th Street, hitting two women standing on the sidewalk at the time.

Chopper 4 over the scene showed the vehicle in the crosswalk with the front smashed.

The two victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where one was treated and released with minor injuries to her leg, police said. The other woman remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition. 

The driver has not been charged, but investigation is ongoing. 

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