Out-of-control taxi cab slams into pole outside Chinese consulate, injures 4


Four people were injured when an out-of-control taxi hopped a curb and slammed into a pole just steps from the Chinese consulate in Manhattan on Thursday, sources said.

The yellow cab smashed head-on into a large green traffic pole on the sidewalk along Twelfth Avenue near 42nd Street just before 2:30 p.m., leaving the car heavily damaged, according to photos.

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The wreck happened just outside the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Hell’s Kitchen.


A yellow taxi crashed into a building and street pole at the corner of W 42 St and 12th Avenue, with police tape blocking off the scene and two police officers standing nearby.
A taxi cab slammed into a pole just outside the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York City. William Farrington

Emergency medical services personnel and security guards tend to an injured person on a stretcher near the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China.
The taxi cab clipped the Chinese consulate, injuring four, according to police sources. William Farrington

All four victims are in stable condition, according to police sources.

Video showed the taxi’s bright yellow hood wrapped around the steel pole.

The cab’s brightly colored doors flew off during the accident and were strewn onto the street and the sidewalk.

Police were not immediately able to confirm details.


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