Woman Injured in Two-Vehicle, Gun Hill Road Collision

By DAVID GREENE

Members of the FDNY stand around a blue Honda Civic after they remove an unidentified female following a collision with a taxi cab on East Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.
Photo by David Greene

An unidentified woman was injured when her blue Honda Civic collided with a taxi cab in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Sunday.

The blue Honda Civic involved in a collision with a taxi cab comes to a stop before jumping the curb in front of a bus stop at East Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.
Photo by David Greene

Fire officials and police were called to the crash, reported at 8:56 a.m. on August 16, at the intersection of East Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue in Norwood.

One witness to a collision involving a blue Honda Civic and a taxi cab on East Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020 said an unidentified female victim suffered facial injuries after her vehicle’s air-bag deployed.
Photo by David Greene

The FDNY reported that the victim was transported by EMS to North Central Bronx Hospital. Her injuries were not believed to be life threatening.

FDNY members make sure no gasoline is leaking from the blue Honda Civic involved in a collision with a taxi on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020 on East Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue, before deeming it safe to tow away.
Photo by David Greene

One witness said the woman suffered minor facial injuries from the deployment of her airbag, and appeared to be suffering from shock.

The taxi driver remained at the scene as police officers completed a report on the incident, and a tow truck removed the vehicle two hours later.

A tow truck removes the blue Honda Civic involved in a collision with a taxi cab on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m., from the scene of the accident at East Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue, two hours after the crash was reported.
Photo by David Greene

Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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