Several pedestrians were injured when a vehicle speeded and struck them during a demonstration Friday afternoon in New York City, officials said. A firefighter told NBC News that six more people sustained minor injuries. The clash happened just after 4pm when a senior police officer on East 39th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan said “People march in solidarity with ICE detainees”. A witness attacked a group of BMW protesters in NBC New York. “That girl is plowing, I run out and I see bodies flying,” he said. Paramedics, firefighters and police officers rushed to the scene, where a scooter-based officer flagged down the driver and passengers, police said. . Both were questioned by New York Police Department investigators. Commenting on the recent protests, a city official said it was one of several clashes near protesters’ vehicles and that drivers were panicking and speeding by accident. David K. Lidavit Q. Li is a reporter for NBC News. Dennis Romero contributed.
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