A vehicle struck several people in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday afternoon, according to the New York City Fire Department.
Photos from the scene show a maroon Honda Accord lodged between barriers along a sidewalk in the tourist destination.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said one person died and another 23 were injured. Law enforcement officials do not believe the incident was an act of terrorism, he said.
Video posted on Twitter shows the New York City Police Department arresting a man on the scene. A spokesman for the police department said one person, later identified by police as 26-year-old Richard Rojas, was taken into custody.
Law enforcement said Rojas was from the Bronx.
BREAK: Image of vehicle which crashed into crowds at Times Square pic.twitter.com/yBy9BNo1CB
— Ryan O’Donovan (@ryanodonovan) May 18, 2017
13 total patients currently reported at scene of motor vehicle accident in Times Square pic.twitter.com/ySwtL6ZLoc
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2017
#BREAKING: Massive Times Square crash leaves trail of injuries https://t.co/vsefXPnLYt pic.twitter.com/NC4OWn1zTt
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 18, 2017
Scene looking downtown within #timessquare where vehicle rammed pedestrians on sidewalk pic.twitter.com/8s6Bd2dv6T
— David Rhodes (@davidgrayrhodes) May 18, 2017
Arrest made in Times Square car crash pic.twitter.com/ByrGXzRwQg
— Brendan Clancy (@BrendanClancy) May 18, 2017
Video shows car wreckage in Times Square after vehicle crashed and hit multiple pedestrians; at least 13 people being treated, FDNY says. pic.twitter.com/edMDZarDZp
— ABC News (@ABC) May 18, 2017
#FDNY confirms 1 fatality, 12 injuries in Times Square motor vehicle accident, 45 St/Broadway pic.twitter.com/M3aEHZw7Go
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2017
