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| Multiple Deaths Reported as Driver Careens Down Bike Path | |
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| A man on Tuesday afternoon drove a pickup truck down a lengthy stretch of bike path next to the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan, striking numerous people. The vehicle collided with a school bus from Stuyvesant High School. | |
| There were some reports the man fired gunshots from the truck, but officials could not immediately confirm that. The police said a suspect had been taken into custody. | |
| Officials said as many as six people had been killed and 11 injured. | |
| A large section of the West Side Highway was closed for the investigation as hundreds of officers, including the bomb squad, responded to the scene. | |
| The police said they were not looking for additional suspects. | |
| Students at Stuyvesant High School reported they saw a man shooting from a pickup truck that appeared to have been rented from Home Depot, and then saw the truck turn and strike a school bus. | |
| A video posted to social media showed bodies and bicycles on a bicycle path. Some people were being treated for injuries near a mangled school bus. | |
| Several nearby buildings, including Stuyvesant, were placed on lockdown, with those inside told to take shelter. | |
| The Fire Department said officials responded just after 3 p.m. to reports of a mass casualty at Chambers and West Streets. | |
| Reports on Twitter indicated that people heard gunfire. |