Updated 08/18/2009 11:11 PM
Taxi Slams Into UWS Subway Entrance, Injures Three
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At least three people were injured on the Upper West Side Tuesday afternoon when a taxi jumped the curb and crashed into the subway entrance at 72nd Street and Broadway.
Witnesses say the taxi was speeding northbound on Amsterdam Avenue around 4 p.m. when the driver lost control and crashed through a fence and into the subway station.
"The driver was sitting on the floor and he was asked if his breaks failed. And he said yes. But there was no way his breaks failed," said one witness.
Police believe the driver was trying to make a turn from the far right lane of Amsterdam and turned all the way into the far left lane.
Three people suffered minor injuries including the driver, passenger, and a woman on the street. All were taken to the hospital.
The taxi has been towed away from the crash site.