A road rage accident involving two cabbies nearly caused another tragedy when one of the drivers jumped the curb and smashed into scaffolding just 12 blocks south of where a British tourist lost a leg Tuesday in a similar incident.
The two hacks were racing to pick up a fare along Sixth Avenue near 37th Street at around 1:30 a.m. when Subal Das is believed to have cut in front of fellow driver Jacob Owusu upon spotting a customer, police sources said.
That’s when one Das’s cab hopped the curb and crashed into some construction scaffolding, causing the steel structure to collapse on top of the car, officials said.
“Thankfully, no one was on the street at that hour, or it could have been a lot worse.” said a police source.
Both drives refused medical attention at the scene.
The accident comes just three days after tourist Sian Green, 23, had one of her legs severed below the knee when cab driver Mohammed Himon jumped the curb near Rockefeller Center after arguing with a bike messenger on Sixth Avenue.