A 90-year-old woman was killed after being hit by two cars on the Upper East Side on Wednesday.
The incident took place on 72nd and York Avenue at about 5:41 p.m. The woman, who has since been identified as Frances Rickard, was initially hit by a 68-year-old man driving a 2020 Toyota RAV4 as he was making a u-turn, according to police officials.
Rickard had been crossing the street and the collision caused her to fall to the ground, at which point, she was struck by a 35-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevy Trailblazer.
“The female’s trapped underneath the vehicle; not breathing, not awake,” an officer can be heard saying on a police dispatch call. Several videos of the emergency response were shared on the Citizen App.
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Emergency responders rushed Rickard to an area hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
Both drivers remained at the scene.
No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District s Collision Investigation Squad.
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According to other reports, the RAV4 was a taxi. Please follow up on police response to the (illegal?) U-turn and any speed violation by the Trailblazer. Was the victim in a crosswalk?