4 folks had been killed and 9 had been injured after a minivan crashed right into a nail salon on Lengthy Island Friday afternoon, the authorities mentioned.
Shortly after 4:30 p.m., a minivan crashed into Hawaii Nail and Spa on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park, a hamlet within the city of Babylon, N.Y., in keeping with in keeping with Mark Stone, the general public data officer for the Deer Park Hearth Division. One injured particular person was in severe situation Friday night and was transported by helicopter to Stony Brook College Hospital, he mentioned.
The others sustained “important accidents,” Mr. Stone mentioned, and had been taken to native hospitals.
The Suffolk County Police Division is investigating what brought about the crash, he mentioned.
9 companies responded to the crash, together with hearth departments from surrounding cities, and there have been 150 firefighters and emergency medical responders on the scene, Mr. Stone mentioned.
“We come, we choose up the items, we clear the scene,” he mentioned.
Hannah Hardt, a supervisor at a pet retailer throughout the highway from the salon, mentioned that she noticed about 10 ambulances close by and two helicopters circling overhead. Grand Boulevard was closed for a number of blocks across the salon Friday night, and round two dozen law enforcement officials had been nonetheless on the scene simply earlier than 8 p.m.
