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According to authorities, two individuals tragically lost their lives, and five others sustained injuries in a devastating car collision at a Brooklyn intersection on Monday. Emergency first responders arrived at the accident scene at 18th Avenue and 64th Street in Bensonhurst, where they found individuals requiring extrication from the twisted wreckage involving a Toyota Camry and a Honda HRV. Police stated that a 49-year-old man was driving the Camry southward when he collided with the SUV at the intersection.
The white car, which witnesses and authorities reported as speeding and weaving erratically, ran a red light at the intersection before the crash.
According to police, both vehicles then struck a 60-year-old female pedestrian during the collision, and the Camry subsequently hit another car.
The pedestrian and the 49-year-old SUV driver, both critically injured, were transported to Maimonides Medical Center but could not be saved.
Three other victims were also taken to Maimonides, with one in critical condition. The remaining two victims were admitted to NYU Langone in Brooklyn.
Law enforcement officials reported that the driver crashed directly into the side of a black car at the intersection. The driver of the black car and the pedestrian caught in the chaos both tragically passed away.
The driver of the speeding white Camry was taken into custody at the scene before being hospitalized. He has since been charged with manslaughter and operating a vehicle without a license.
Video footage from the scene displayed a white sedan entirely on the sidewalk with a severely damaged front grille. Debris was scattered across the area, which was marked off with yellow caution tape as onlookers gathered to observe the emergency response.
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