Car Plows into Building in Flatbush and Collapses it, Driver Flees, Caught by Shomrim

A driver Plowed into a building in Flatbush Monday night, causing it to collapse with people possibly trapped inside. The Driver fled the scene on foot, but was soon caught by Boro Park and Flatbush Shomrim.

by CrownHeights.info

A driver Plowed into a building in Flatbush Monday night, causing it to collapse on the car. Reports of people trapped inside the building have yet to be confirmed.

The accident occurred around 11:30pm at the corner of Ave P and East 5th St.

Unverified reports claim the two people had stolen a vehicle, before driving it into the corner building.

The building collapsed on top of the vehicle, and the driver of the vehicle fled the scene on foot.

A chase ensued, and Shomrim of Boro Park and Flatbush caught the driver on Kings Highway and Ocean Parkway.

Hatzalah was quickly released from the scene, while Police, EMS, and Fire continued working at the scene.