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Two people were killed and five others were injured in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on Monday after police say a speeding car ran a red light and hit another car in an intersection. CBS2's Hannah Kliger reports.
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Two people were killed and five others were injured in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on Monday after police say a speeding car ran a red light and hit another car in an intersection. CBS2's Hannah Kliger reports.
It happened around 12:47 p.m. at 64th Street near 18th Avenue.
Two people died and several other were hurt when a car ran a red light and hit another vehicle in Brooklyn Monday, police said.
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