Washington, D.C
Car crashes into hotel lobby in NW DC; 5 injuries of various degree reported
WASHINGTON — One particular person was critically injured and 4 different individuals suffered lesser accidents after a automobile crashed right into a lodge foyer in Northwest D.C. on Thursday morning.
DC Fire and EMS reports the crash occurred simply earlier than 11 a.m. The automobile with a single particular person inside went into the foyer by the glass facade of the Yotel lodge on New Jersey Avenue Northwest.
4 sufferers had been transported to native hospitals, with one particular person mentioned to have critical however non-life-threatening accidents and three with minor accidents. A fifth particular person was handled on scene for minor accidents and declined to be transported to a hospital.
No structural integrity points had been noticed on the constructing, hearth crews mentioned, and a DCRA constructing inspector has been requested.
A direct reason for the crash into the constructing was not instantly recognized, nor had been the identities of these injured.
Crash with car into constructing 400 block NJ Ave NW. Car is inside lodge foyer. #DCsBravest treating 1 critical harm and three with lesser accidents. No structural integrity points. pic.twitter.com/oIT7ymBi5V
— DC Fireplace and EMS (@dcfireems) April 28, 2022
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