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Woman from Illinois dies, several injured in Hawaii shuttle bus accident: reports
One woman died, and several others were injured in a bus accident while on holiday in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to local police.
According to local media reports, the woman is from Illinois but has not been identified. Some of the others who were injured are also from Illinois.
The accident happened on Friday when a shuttle bus driver dropping off customers at the Pier 2 cruise terminal, 521 Ala Moana Boulevard, hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, pinning several people against two concrete barriers.
Three pedestrians were transported to Queens Medical Center for treatment, police said. One of those victims was a woman who died at the hospital. The two others were listed in good condition.
Two others were transported from the scene to the Tripler Hospital in good condition. Six pedestrians refused treatment.
“At this time, speed does not appear to be a contributing factor to this collision,” Honolulu police said in a statement. “It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were contributing factors to this collision.”
The investigation is ongoing.
According to Hawaii News Now, the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii said the woman who died and the four others who were injured are from Illinois and that they are being offered assistance.
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Former New York Gov. David Paterson, stepson attacked while walking in New York City
NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked in New York City on Friday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Second Avenue near East 96th Street on the Upper East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
Police said officers were sent to the scene after an assault was reported. When officers arrived, police say they found a 20-year-old man suffering from facial injuries and a 70-year-old man who had head pain. Both victims were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the former governor said the two were attacked while “taking a walk around the block near their home by some individuals that had a previous interaction with his stepson.”
The spokesperson said that they were injured “but were able to fight off their attackers.”
Both were taken to Cornell Hospital “as a precaution,” he added.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The 70-year-old Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, stepping into the post after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer following his prostitution scandal. He made history at the time as the state’s first-ever Black and legally blind governor.