QUEENS, N.Y. — Police are investigating a car crash in Queens Monday night that injured six people.
The collision occurred around 10:15 p.m. on 101st Avenue and 121st Street in Richmond Hill, Queens, according to police.
Investigators say a man, 27, driving a Chrysler collided with several parked cars before rear ending a 2022 Jeep Wrangler, which was stopped at the red traffic signal at the intersection with 101st Avenue.
The Chrysler then continued into the intersection where it crashed into the front of a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder, which was carrying three people and traveling westbound on 101 Avenue crossing over 121 Street, police said.
Overturned, the Chrysler came to a stop in the center of the intersection.
The driver of the Chrysler sustained severe head truama and was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in critical condition, authorities said.
The operators and occupants of the Jeep Wrangler and Nissan Pathfinder who were struck remained on the scene and sustained only minor injuries, police said.
The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the incident.