FEBRUARY 13: An NYPD vehicle is seen parked in front of a crashed U-Haul truck on Hamilton Avenue on February 13, 2023 in the Red Hook neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
New York: One person was killed and at least eight others wounded on Monday after they were struck by a man driving a U-haul truck in the New York borough of Brooklyn, according to police and media reports.
New York Police Department chief Keechant Sewell told reporters on Monday morning that there was no indication the incident was terror-related.
Officers first stopped the driver at around 10:50 am (1550 GMT) in the neighborhood of Bay Ridge after he had hit some of the people.
He then drove away, striking more people as police gave chase. The driver was finally stopped and arrested.
An NYPD spokesperson said three of the injured had been on bicycles or electric mopeds.
"We know a very limited amount about our subject at this time," Sewell said, adding that an investigation was ongoing.
She said that officers had seven separate locations to investigate.
A New York Times report on Monday evening said nine men in total had been hit, one of whom was a police officer. One of the men hit, a 44-year-old, died from his injuries.
The Daily News also reported that the driver rammed into the victim's e-bike, and was pronounced dead later in the day.
The police did not name the suspect, but local media identified him as a man in his sixties who was known to the authorities and health services of the state of Nevada.
