BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – The NYPD has identified the 89-year-old woman who was killed when a car jumped a sidewalk in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Police said it happened on Neptune Avenue around 12:45 p.m. An 83-year-old woman driving a Nissan Sentra crashed into a Chrysler Town & Country being driven by an 86-year-old man, according to authorities.
Police said the collision caused the Chrysler minivan to jump the sidewalk and crash into three pedestrians. Klara Litvak, 89, was rushed to a hospital where she died, according to authorities.
Police said the two other pedestrians, a 75-year-old woman and a 43-year-old woman, and the 86-year-old minivan driver were also taken to a local hospital for their injuries.
The 83-year-old driver of the Nissan Sentra stayed at the scene, according to authorities. No arrests have been made and an investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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