Today [Friday] at 2:45pm Erev Shabbos 4 cars piled up at the intersection of Kingston Ave. & Empire Blvd. What happened was the first car stopped a bit late to avoid going through the red light, and the car behind him hit him lightly causing no damage. But then the 3rd car impacted with more force damaging both the 2nd car and itself, but it didn’t stop there a 4th car impacted as well with a lot more force causing its airbags to deploy and damaging itself and the 3rd car.
All the drivers were Jewish, three of them live in the neighborhood. Hatzalah responded and although none of the injuries were serious B"H, they transported two of the drivers to Kings County Hospital as a precaution.
Rabbi Leider, director of the organization Ahavas Chesed which helps out people in hospitals, providing kosher food and faster care, was called to help get the 2 drivers out of the hospital before Shabbos.
This would be the time to warn all the other drivers out there, the roads are treacherous in these weather conditions, please slow it down and keep a good distance between cars as to avoid an accident C”V.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Weather Hazard Causes 4 car pileup on Empire & Kingston
Today [Friday] at 2:45pm Erev Shabbos 4 cars piled up at the intersection of Kingston Ave. & Empire Blvd. What happened was the first car stopped a bit late to avoid going through the red light, and the car behind him hit him lightly causing no damage. But then the 3rd car impacted with more force damaging both the 2nd car and itself, but it didn’t stop there a 4th car impacted as well with a lot more force causing its airbags to deploy and damaging itself and the 3rd car.
All the drivers were Jewish, three of them live in the neighborhood. Hatzalah responded and although none of the injuries were serious B”H, they transported two of the drivers to Kings County Hospital as a precaution.
Rabbi Leider, director of the organization Ahavas Chesed which helps out people in hospitals, providing kosher food and faster care, was called to help get the 2 drivers out of the hospital before Shabbos.
This would be the time to warn all the other drivers out there, the roads are treacherous in these weather conditions, please slow it down and keep a good distance between cars as to avoid an accident C”V.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
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