NEW YORK — Police say a car plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters in New York City, killing three people, including a 10-year-old girl. Four others, including a 3-year-old, were injured.
A spokesman for the New York Police Department says the group had been trick-or-treating just before 5 p.m. Saturday in the Morris Pak neighborhood of the Bronx when a car went onto the sidewalk and struck them.
Police say a man, whose age wasn’t immediately available, died at the scene.
Investigators say a 21-year-old man and the 10-year-old girl were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Authorities say a 3-year-old girl was critically injured. A 21-year-old woman, a 10-year-old girl and the 63-year-old driver also were hospitalized.
Police say an investigation into what caused the crash is ongoing.
