A car plowed through the front of a building in Long Island, New York, on Friday afternoon, killing at least four people and hospitalizing nine others, officials said, Fox 5 reported.
Fox 5, citing sources, confirmed that the incident occurred at 4:42 p.m. at the Hawaii Nail Spa on Grand Avenue in Deer Park, Suffolk County.
Police said a driver of a minivan “drove through the building and all the way through the building.” Authorities said multiple people were trapped after the minivan crashed through a local store.
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Hawaiian Nail Spa in Long Island, New York. The vehicle leaves a huge hole for local businesses. (Peter Gerber)
Video from the scene showed a huge hole in a local small business that appeared to have been blasted right through the vehicle.
Police said the driver was partially conscious when first responders arrived at the scene.
A car plowed into a Hawaiian Nail Spa on Long Island, New York. (Peter Gerber)
Witness Eric Perez told Fox News Digital he heard a crash.
“It sounded like glass breaking,” Perez said. “It’s like nothing I’ve ever heard of before.”
Perez said he initially ignored the commotion until he saw law enforcement vehicles scattered throughout.
“I ignored it at first,” Perez said. “It’s Friday and we live in a crazy world and now the police are pulling out tapes.”
Police cordoned off the mall and the vehicle crashed into a nail salon. (Peter Gerber)
Police cars surrounded a shopping mall in Long Island, New York, and a car crashed into a nail salon. (Peter Gerber)
Police are investigating after a car crashed into a local business on Friday, June 28. (Peter Gerber)
The cause of the crash is not yet known, or whether it was intentional or unintentional. It was unclear whether children were in the building at the time or whether employees or customers were injured.
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The identities of the driver and victim have not been released.
