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Mom, 4-Year-Old Girl Among 4 Hurt in Chain-Reaction Crash

One of the four victims was hospitalized in critical condition as of Wednesday

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A 33-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter were among four people hurt in a chain-reaction crash in Brooklyn a day ago that may have been triggered by one driver suffering some sort of medical episode, police said Wednesday.

Officers responding to a 911 call about the collision at the Ralph Avenue and East 66th Street intersection around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday found a 67-year-old man, the driver who may have had a medical issue, with body trauma. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition after the crash.

Video posted to the Citizen app showed heavy damage to his vehicle.

According to the preliminary investigation, police say it appears that the driver was traveling south on Ralph Avenue and entered a left turn lane as he approached Avenue L. He then went through a steady red light and kept driving on Ralph Avenue, where he sideswiped a vehicle that had the mom and child inside.

The impact sent the 67-year-old driver's vehicle flying toward the northbound lane of Ralph Avenue, where it collided with a Ford pickup truck. The truck driver was also taken to a hospital with complaints of pain, though the injuries to him and the mother and child were considered less serious than the ones to the 67-year-old driver.

Police say their investigation is ongoing.

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