One person has died and four others were injured after they were struck by a vehicle on Canal Street in Lower Manhattan.

The FDNY and NYPD were on the scene treating the victims at around 7:00PM, at Canal and Forsyth Street in Chinatown.

It appears the driver, a 70-year-old man, lost control of his minivan while trying to parallel park. The driver claimed he thought he was in park and hit the gas pedal, according to officials. Surveillance footage (see below) shows the vehicle travelling in reverse at a high rate of speed.

The driver remained on the scene. He was arrested and charged with seven counts each of failure to yield and failure to exercise due care.

The injured pedestrians were taken to Bellevue Hospital. 2 were in critical condition, and two were in serious condition. The driver and his passenger, possibly his wife, were lightly injured and refused medical attention.

NEW: Surveillance video obtained by ⁦@NY1⁩ shows driver backing down street and crashing into a fruit stand, where 1 person was killed and 6 people were injured. pic.twitter.com/qfV7G5oEQL

— Myles Miller (@MylesMill) November 27, 2018

Terrible car crash on Canal St has killed 1 pedestrian and injured 6 more. A full NYPD investigation is underway. We cannot accept loss of life on our streets as inevitable. We will continue working harder every day to reach #VisionZero.

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) November 27, 2018

 

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Surveillance footage shows a van dart in reverse at a high rate of speed, and colliding with several pedestrians, killing 1 and wounding 4. . PHOTOS show the how strong the impact was, crushing the back of the Toyota Sienna. . Police say the 70-year-old male driver accidentally hit the accelerator while trying to parallel park, thinking he was already in park.

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