YONKERS, NY — A chaotic scene unfolded this morning when an SUV crashed into a crowded waiting room at a medical clinic in Westchester County.
The Yonkers Fire Dept responded to a call for a vehicle into a building on Central Park Ave., near the Cross County Parkway. The first units to arrive found an SUV had driven through the waiting area of the Montefiore Medical Primary Care clinic. Two people in the vehicle were injured, as well as approximately eight other people who were in the lobby, according to fire officials.
Two people in the vehicle were injured, as well as approximately eight other people who were in the lobby, according to fire officials. (YFD)
The Yonkers Fire Department, the Yonkers Police Department, and Empress Ambulance worked together to extricate the two people in the vehicle, help those who were injured in the waiting area, and stabilize the structure.
Fire crews remained on scene for several hours to make sure the building was structurally sound while police investigated the accident. The cause of the incident remains under investigation, but PIX 11 reports that an elderly woman suffered a medical episode while in the car with her husband, causing her to drive into the building.
The Yonkers Fire Department, the Yonkers Police Department, and Empress Ambulance worked together to extricate the two people in the vehicle, help those who were injured in the waiting area, and stabilize the structure. (YFD)