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86-year-old driver hits 3 women in Brooklyn, killing 1, police say

A 75-year-old woman was killed and two other women were injured after being struck by a driver in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon. 

It happened at around 12:50 p.m. on Neptune Avenue and West 22nd Street. 

Police said a man, 86, was behind the wheel of a red Chrysler minivan when he hit the three pedestrians. His vehicle went in reverse, climbed onto the sidewalk, and struck them. 

Witnesses said the man was trying to park when the crash occurred. 

All three victims were rushed to area hospitals. A 75-year-old was pronounced dead when she arrived, and another woman, also 75, was in critical condition. The third victim is in stable condition.

"Two women laying down, the third one was screaming, 'My children, I can't die, I have children,'" a witness said. 

"He just got out of the car, and he was, like, in another world. He was, like, dazed," another witness said. "I was walking towards that area. And I just saw him knock them down, and I started screaming. And I felt bad, because I was yelling at him. I said, 'What's the matter with you? You just hit three people.'"

The 86-year-old driver was also hospitalized.  

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