Three children were among 20 people hurt when an Uber crashed into an outdoor dining area in Manhattan Monday night after being hit by an Audi that fled the scene, officials say.
Fire officials responded to the scene at 204th Street and Broadway after getting a call about the crash around 9 p.m. None of the injuries to the victims were believed to be serious.
The general manager of the restaurant and his employees ran through the shattered glass to help those who were injured.
"The employees, right away they go to help the kid, to help everybody. So much glass on the floor. It was terrible," said Inwood Bar and Grill's General Manager Rudy Espinal. "The noise...the kids was crying. So many kids crying. The thing is: nobody died, pass away. Thank God."
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Surveillance video recorded just before the accident shows the SUV being hit by an Audi speeding out of a nearby gas station. Police say the Audi kept going and had not yet been located.
The Uber driver, Sory Toure, also appeared to be OK. He told reporters Monday night that the Audi collision is what sent him careening into the restaurant. He has not been charged.
“I don’t was he was going full [speed] but he was going very fast and hit me in the side. You can see the impact in the door," Toure said.
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Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
