Woman, 90, killed after being struck twice by cars on Upper East Side: NYPD
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – A 90-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by two cars on the Upper East Side on Wednesday, according to the NYPD.
It happened around 5:45 p.m. on York Avenue and East 72nd Street. A 68-year-old man driving a 2020 Toyota RAV4 was traveling north and making a U-turn when he struck the woman, identified as Frances Rickard, police said.
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Rickard was then hit by a 35-year-old woman driving a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer, according to authorities.
The victim was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Both drivers stayed on the scene, according to authorities. No arrests were made.
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