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Taxi Driver Hits Cyclist in Chelsea, Two Arrested on Undisclosed Charges

Yesterday at about 3:30 p.m., a taxi driver struck a cyclist on Seventh Avenue in Chelsea between 16th and 17th Street. Police made two arrests at the scene, though at this time NYPD is not revealing what they were charged with.

Seventh Avenue near 16th Street in Chelsea, where a crash between a cyclist and a taxi driver resulted in two arrests yesterday. Photo; ##https://maps.google.com/?ll=40.739746,-73.997812&spn=0.005381,0.007038&t=m&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.740233,-73.998458&panoid=vx1M1AI3sGNwWWiUCRmFUg&cbp=12,227.88,,0,-6.86##Google Maps##

"The front right wheel of cab had basically run over the back wheel of the bicycle," said reader Sandy, who lives on the block and walked by the scene at about 4:00 p.m. She said the crash was in the right-most lane of Seventh Avenue, about two-thirds of the way between 17th Street and 16th Street.

FDNY says that EMS responded at 3:32 p.m. and left seven minutes later, although Sandy reports seeing an ambulance on the scene after 4:00. FDNY said that EMS did not transport anyone to a hospital.

NYPD reports that officers responded at 3:31 and made two arrests at the scene, though the Collision Investigation Squad was not involved. After 4:00, a police van arrived to assist the cruiser and officers already on the scene. According to Sandy, the handcuffed cab driver was standing by his vehicle in Seventh Avenue, which is the border between the 10th and 13th precincts. It's not known who the other arrested individual was; Sandy said she did not see a cyclist on the scene.

We'll update with more information as the story develops.

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