Louis Perez, 65, Nyanna Aquil, 10, and Kristian Leka, 24, killed and several injured when car hits them on sidewalk in Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx, New York

Modified Date:

Wed, 03/29/2017 - 7:11pm

Accident Date:

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Trick-or-treaters killed in New York City

Investigators say a 21-year-old man and the 10-year-old girl were taken to a hospital, where they pronounced dead. Authorities say a 3-year-old girl was critically injured. A 21-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl were hospitalized.

3 NYC trick-or-treaters killed when car plows into group on sidewalk

NEW YORK — A car plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters in New York City on Saturday, killing three people, including a 10-year-old girl. The victims had been trick-or-treating when a car went onto the sidewalk and struck them, a spokesman for the New York Police Department said. A 21-year-old man and the 10-year-old girl were taken to a hospital, where they pronounced dead, authorities said. Witnesses said the car went airborne after leaving the street before ending up in the front yard of a home, NBC 4 New York reported. A 21-year-old woman and a 10-year-old girl were hospitalized.

Police: Medical issue may have caused deadly Halloween crash

NEW YORK — Investigators are looking into whether a medical condition may have caused a motorist to smash into a group of New York City trick-or-treaters, killing three people including a 10-year-old girl. A 3-year-old girl with them was injured. Police are examining whether a medical problem such as a seizure may have been involved. Police say he struck the pedestrians and then went through a fence in front of a home. Another 24-year-old man was also killed, and a 21-year-old woman and 9-year-old girl with him were injured.

Police investigate 2 deadly Halloween night accidents - KABB - News, Sports, Weather, Traffic

MILITARY DRIVE The second accident happened around 3:15 a.m. on the 7900 block of W. Military Drive. on the city's West Side. BANDERA & MAINLAND The first accident happened just before 10 p.m. SAN ANTONIO - Two men are dead after a pair of tragic accidents during Halloween night. Paramedics performed CPR, but he died at the scene. Paramedics performed CPR on the victim, but he died at the scene.

Police: Medical issue may have caused deadly Halloween crash

Three people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. Three people were killed in the, including a 10-year-old girl. NEW YORK (AP) - Investigators are looking into whether a medical condition may have caused a motorist to smash into a group of New York City trick-or-treaters, killing three people including a 10-year-old girl. First responders examine an automobile after its driver lost control and plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 in New York. First responders examine an automobile after its driver lost control and plowed into a group of trick-or-treaters in New York, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015.

10-year-old girl among three dead as car plows into trick-or-treaters in the Bronx

Unger was traveling west on Morris Park Ave. when his Dodge bumped the rear of a black Toyota Camry, authorities said. The Dodge sideswiped a bus, “bears to the left and takes off,” a police source said.

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Type: Pedestrian Accident

Topics:

Children/Minors Involved

People Involved:

Louis Perez

Nyanna Aquil

Kristian Leka

Howard Unger

City:

Borough of Bronx, NY

County:

Bronx County, NY

Area:

New York, NY