3 People Are Killed in Car Crashes Near Queens Village New York

Three people were killed on Monday in car crashes in Queens and East Harlem, the police said. The first crash took place around 7:30 a.m. in Elmhurst, Queens. A yellow Chevrolet Camaro traveling west on Queens Boulevard near Broadway struck a phone booth, a lamp post and two parked cars before jumping the curb and hitting two pedestrians, the police said.One of the pedestrians, Man Chit Cheng, 59, died at the scene. The other, Mu Wang Lin, 41, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Both men lived in Queens, the police said.The driver, a 22-year-old man, has not been identified. He had minor injuries and was taken into custody, the police reported.The crash in East Harlem took place around 12:50 p.m. A taxi traveling west on East 102nd Street hit a box truck traveling south on Park Avenue. The truck jumped the curb and hit a 65-year-old woman, the police said.The pedestrian, Olga Rivera of Manhattan, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The taxi driver and two passengers were taken to nearby hospitals in stable condition. The driver of the truck was not injured.The police are investigating the crashes.