3-month old child is killed, mother in critical condition after being hit by car in Brooklyn.

Infant is killed, mother in critical condition after being hit by car in Brooklyn.

On Saturday, September 11, 2021 at approximately 6:19pm, police responded to a call of a pedestrians struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Gates Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue, in Brooklyn.

Police say that a preliminary investigation determined that vehicle # 1 2017 Honda Civic was traveling against the flow of traffic, eastbound on Gates Avenue and collided with vehicle #2 a 2020 Honda Civic, driven by a 49-year-old female that was traveling northbound on Vanderbilt Avenue.
A 33-year-old female pedestrian, a 36-year-old male pedestrian and a 3-month old female child in a stroller were struck by the vehicles., according to police.

EMS transported the 3-month-old female to Brooklyn Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. EMS transported the 33-year-old female pedestrian to New York – Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she is currently listed in serious condition. EMS transported the 36-year-old male pedestrian to Brooklyn Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.

EMS transported the 49-year-old female operator of the 2020 Honda Civic to New York – Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she is listed in stable condition.
Police say a 28-year-old male was taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing by the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad.

The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification.

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