Ten people were injured in Midtown when a truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a nearby van in a chain reaction collision on Monday afternoon that ended with eight pedestrians struck.

According to police sources, the incident unfolded on 8th Avenue and 30th Street at around 3:59 p.m. on Oct. 20. A Ryder rental truck driver careened into a parked work van and sent it hurtling onto the sidewalk. The vehicle struck eight pedestrians, the youngest being a 21-year-old woman.

“She had, like, head injuries, a big knot, a very huge one,” an eyewitness told amNewYork. “She was bleeding from the face, she was the one who took most of it.”

In addition to the pedestrians, the driver of the truck and his passenger were also injured. EMS rushed the 10 injured to Bellevue Hospital

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