A car accident in Brooklyn this morning sent seven people, including two children, to the hospital after a car slammed into five other vehicles.
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The collision was so violent that the roof of a black Mercedes had to be cut off like the top of a tin can to allow firefighters to remove two passengers.
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The accident occurred at 8:43 a.m. near the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Grand Army Plaza near the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library in Park Slope.
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Witnesses said a silver Ford Explorer was speeding along Flatbush Avenue when it hit two cars, then got wedged between two other vehicles.
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The roof of a black Mercedes had to be cut off like the top of a tin can to allow firefighters to remove two passengers.
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The seven injured people — including the two passengers in the Mercedes — were taken to Methodist and Kings County hospitals with minor injuries.
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The collision was so violent that the roof of a black Mercedes had to be cut off like the top of a tin can to allow firefighters to remove two passengers.
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Paul Martinka
