NYC car crashes into people standing on sidewalk

NEW YORK — Twelve people have been injured after a driver crashed into scaffolding on a New York City sidewalk.

A Fire Department spokesman says Saturday that four of the injured are in critical condition, including a three-year-old boy.

Authorities say the driver crashed into scaffolding and the side of a bus stop Saturday in Brooklyn at about 6:50 p.m.
Police say a woman was driving the car with a male passenger. They have both been transported to Kings County Hospital with neck and back injuries.
The Fire Department spokesman says seven victims were taken to Kings County Hospital, including the four in critical condition. Five people with serious but non-life threatening injuries were transported to Brookdale University Hospital.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.