Two cars and a taxicab crashed Sunday in midtown, leaving a mess of metal and two people in serious condition, cops said.
The 5:26 p.m. accident happened when the driver of a speeding Lexus - whose brakes may have failed - lost control on 34th St. near Madison Ave., cops said.
The driver hit a newspaper box, then flew into incoming traffic, striking a yellow taxi.
The taxi then hit a white Mercedes-Benz, police and witnesses said.
“[The Lexus driver] was flying; he was totally out of control,” said witness David Cahalan, 55, of Clearwater, Fla.
The driver of the car told police the car’s brakes wouldn’t work, police said.
A passerby helped free the couple stuck in the taxi’s backseat.
The cab driver and one passenger were in serious condition at Bellevue Hospital and New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, but the injuries were not considered life-threatening, police said.
The Lexus caught fire, but the driver escaped with minor injuries, police said. Police issued no tickets, although the investigation is ongoing.
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C. Victoria 05.18.08 at 6:00 pm
“The cab driver and one passenger were in serious condition” I’m getting nervous, now all of the smaller taxis have these L shaped partiton! On Friday I did see two cab accident! This guys just flying to make more money! Do the city care about taxi safety?