The employee’s co-worker sustained minor injuries after he “leapt” from the vehicle following the collision, police said
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- A 27-year-old car wash employee is in critical condition after his co-worker hit him with a customer’s car, police said
- The man reportedly was wiping down the Toyota Sienna when his 37-year-old co-worker pushed the car’s accelerator and hit him
- The Sienna then veered into the roadway and hit a Prius, which subsequently hit a bus, police said
A car wash employee is in critical condition after a co-worker allegedly hit him with a customer’s car.
The crash occurred just before 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Jan. 21, in front of 296 4th Avenue, in Brooklyn, New York, according to a news release from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) obtained by PEOPLE.
An investigation determined a 37-year-old employee of the car wash was attempting to park a 2024 Toyota Sienna that had just recently been cleaned when he “pushed the accelerator pedal,” causing the van to hit a 27-year-old man…