Cab Loses Control, Jumps Curb On Upper East Side

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A yellow cab jumped a curb and slammed into a tree near Central Park Thursday evening.

It happened on 77th Street and Fifth Avenue at about 5:10 p.m.

A yellow cab jumped the curb and crashed into a tree on Manhattan's Upper East Side on May 16, 2019. (Credit: CBS2)

Firefighters tell CBS2 that one person ended up with a minor injury and was taken to a nearby hospital. That injury was to the driver, police added, and no other pedestrians were hurt in the crash.

It's not known yet why the driver lost control.

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