China News Service, January 4 (CBS News) reported that on the evening of the 2nd local time, a car accident occurred outside a restaurant in Manhattan, New York. A car crashed into the restaurant, injuring 22 people, 19 of whom were sent to the hospital. , not life-threatening.
According to reports, the accident occurred around 9:00 pm Eastern Time on the 2nd in the Inwood area at the northernmost tip of Manhattan.
The driver of a white car, who appeared to be arguing outside a gas station, accelerated away and crashed into a black car.
The force of the impact sent the black car into a nearby restaurant while the white car fled.
As of the morning of the 3rd, the police were still looking for the car.
The accident caused 22 injuries and 19 people were sent to hospital for treatment. The most seriously injured was a 10-year-old girl with a suspected leg fracture.
The driver of the black car, Sori Toure, 32, was also injured.
"(The white car) was going very, very fast. That's how it hit me," Toure said.
"When it hit me, I thought I was done ... I never drive dangerously, like drink driving."
The case is currently under further investigation.