According to reports, an accident has left 1 dead and 2 injured outside the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Lower Manhattan. Per WCBS 2, "a sedan that lost control went over the divider and struck [a motorcycle] before coming to a stop" at the terminal. WABC 7 says the fatality was from a motorcycle; it's possible there were two motorcycles involved. And a witness said, "I heard a loud explosion. I saw a car on top of a motorcycle, and it was engulfed in flames." Whitehall and South Streets are currently shut down as police investigate.
Published Jul 21, 2008
Modified Jul 21, 2008
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