by Tim Stelloh
Thirteen people were hospitalized Sunday after an accident involving more than two dozen vehicles on an interstate north of Atlanta, officials told NBC News.
Traffic is backed up on Interstate 75 north of Atlanta after an accident involving 27 to 30 vehicles Sunday. Georgia Department of Transportation
The victims were ages 11 to 61, said Brad Cothran, a spokesman with the Bartow County Department of Emergency Medical Services. Injuries included everything from minor neck pain to a hip fracture, he said, adding that there were no deaths.
Cothran said it appeared that a brief but severe storm was behind the accident, which occurred about oughly 5 p.m. ET on I-75 northwest of Atlanta.
Cothran said 27 vehicles were involved in the crash. Karlene Barron, a spokeswoman with the Georgia Transportation Department, said that 30 vehicles were involved, including two tractor-trailers.
NBC station WXIA of Atlanta reported that the National Traffic Safety Board has been called in to investigate.
Three people were critically injured when a taxi cab jumped a curb along San Francisco's Market Street. (KGO-TV)
by Leslie Brinkley
Updated 23 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Three people were critically injured when a taxi cab jumped a curb along San Francisco's Market Street.
The injured include the taxi driver, as well as two people who were standing on the sidewalk. The crash happened around 3 p.m., not far from the Montgomery BART station at Market Street near Sutter Street.
Witnesses say the yellow cab was flying down Market Street when it went over the curb at Sutter Street and crashed into an advertising kiosk and a shoeshine stand where two people were working.
PHOTOS: Taxi crashes into pedestrians in SF Financial District
Injuries were reported after a taxi crashed into pedestrians in San Francisco's Financial District on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. (KGO-TV)
"I just heard a crash, but what I did see was the old man flying up in the air, like something out of a movie, like something unbelievable. He laid down of the ground and he wasn't moving," said Susan Marie Giammona, a witness.
Another man in his 40s she says was buried in debris. The cab driver stumbled out of the taxi and collapsed on the sidewalk.
"There are three people who are facing life-threatening injuries from this collision. Two of them were at the shoe shine stand and one was the driver. They have all been transported to local trauma centers," said San Francisco police Officer Grace Gatapandan.
Giammona was only 4 feet away from the crash in her jewelry stand. She said people stopped to help, calling them the angels of San Francisco, as she called 911.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway. The right lane of westbound Market Street is only open to delivery trucks and taxis.
"I see them going down here 60 miles an hour, sometimes more, to get to their next destination. And this is what happens. He was going very fast," Giammona said.
Three ambulances and three fire engines responded within six minutes. A crowd of people stood around the accident scene Tuesday afternoon in disbelief saying they pass the shoe shine stand every day and see the stand that's been there for at least 20 years. They said they are hoping and praying everyone pulls through.
Anthony Johnson has the story. (Photo: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)
Eyewitness News
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 06:18PM
KEANSBURG, New Jersey (WABC) -- Hundreds of thousands of fish turned up dead in a creek in New Jersey this week, prompting environmental officials to investigate.
The Department of Environmental Protection said the dead fish found in Waackcaack Creek in Keansburg are peanut bunker, which is a name used to describe Atlantic Menhaden when they are first developing after hatching. Officials believe they were likely chased into the creek by either bluefish or skates.
The peak of the dead fish appeared to be Saturday, said Bob Considine, a spokesman for the DEP.
"Although the water is tidal, the creek and other surrounding waters where the fish have washed up can get stagnant during certain tides and we believe at this point that the die off is due to dissolved oxygen levels in the water," Considine said.
See what the fish kill looked like from above, via NewsCopter 7:
See the view of the fish kill in Waackcaack Creek in New Jersey from NewsCopter 7.
The DEP added that there was another die-off last week, although it was smaller.
Scientists said it's not unusual for something like this to happen during hot summers. Residents said the same thing happened there about 8 years ago.
The number of dead fish has since decreased as some of them carried away with the tide or have been eaten by birds or crabs.
The biggest impact for the nearby homes is the odor. Residents said the smell of dead, rotting fish is awful.
