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5 hurt when cab hits NYC coffee shop

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Published: Sept. 5, 2010 at 10:52 AM

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Five people were injured early Sunday when a New York City taxi crashed into a coffee shop in the East Village, police said.

One of the victim, a 71-year-old customer at The Bean on First Avenue, was critically injured when the yellow sports utility vehicle jumped the curb and struck the building after being involved in a collision with another vehicle.

Besides the customer, the crash, which occurred around 1:25 a.m. EDT, injured two passing bicyclists, the cab driver and his passenger.

The New York Daily News said police were sorting out who was at fault in the original crash; although several witnesses said the cab was struck by a Jeep Cherokee that allegedly ran a red light.

The Cherokee driver, however, told the Daily News he had the green light and the taxi was driving at a high rate of speed.

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