Two men were killed and three others critically injured in Upper Manhattan on Friday after a driver plowed into multiple parked cars and hopped a curb, cops said.
The motorist, 61, was heading northbound near Amsterdam Avenue and West 109th Street in Morningside Heights when he lost control of a black Mercedes-Benz at around 6 p.m., according to the NYPD.
Two people were killed after a car crashed onto the sidewalk. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post
The driver barreled into two parked cars – a gray Volkswagen and a brown minivan – before striking a group of pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Police believe the crash was not intentional.
Two of the five men, ages 35 and 46, were killed.
The driver also crashed into park cars on busy Amsterdam Avenue. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post
The motorist lost control of a black Mercedes-Benz. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post
A 36-year-old, 44-year-old and a 51-year-old man were taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Surveillance footage shown to the Post shows the car flying through the intersection.
The driver slammed into a van parked in front of a nearby barbershop and then careened into a group sitting outside.