The victims were walking Saturday on the border of the Gravesend and Midwood neighborhoods when two cars collided and one veered into their path, the police said.
A 35-year-old woman and two of her children, who were taking a walk, were killed on Saturday afternoon in southern Brooklyn after two cars collided and one veered into a crosswalk, the police said.
The identities of the victims have not yet been released by the authorities, but during a news conference on Saturday, the police confirmed that the woman and two children, girls ages 6 and 8, had died in the immediate aftermath of the collision. The woman’s 4-year-old son was injured in the accident and was transported to Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park in critical condition, the police said.
A total of 10 people, six of them children, were taken to nearby hospitals after the collision.
Mayor Eric Adams, who spoke at the news conference, called the event “a tragic, tragic accident of a Shakespearean proportion.”
“This is extremely concerning and painful,” he said. “A mother going for a simple stroll on a sunny day was struck and killed.”
According to initial reports from the authorities, the accident occurred just after 1 p.m. when a silver Toyota Camry carrying two adults and three children collided with a blue Audi A3 sedan at the intersection of Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway, at the border of the Gravesend and Midwood neighborhoods.
The 62-year-old man driving the Toyota was attempting to turn right onto Ocean Parkway and had just turned into the intersection when his car’s back bumper was struck by the Audi. The impact of the collision pushed his car to the side, while the Audi shot forward, striking the woman and her children before flipping over, the police said.
