Vehicle slams into Manhattan restaurant leaving at least 18 people injured

At least 18 people were injured when a vehicle slammed into a restaurant in Manhattan, an FDNY spokesperson told Fox 5 NY.

At around 9 p.m. Monday evening, emergency workers rushed to West 204th Street and Broadway, where an SUV was seen idle on the sidewalk.

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Pictures from the scene showed an SUV crashed into the side of Inwood Bar & Grill.

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At least 18 people were taken to an area hospital after the crash, but the fire department said none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.

Police said the SUV ended up crashing into the restaurant after it was either hit by another car and pushed into the building or swerved into the building to avoid a crash, the New York Post reported.

Prayers pour in for Bills safety Damar Hamlin after collapsing on the field: 'The game is not important'

Monday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was suspended more than an hour after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in the first quarter but around the NFL, thoughts and prayers focused on the young player’s health. 

Hamlin, 24, was taken off the field by an ambulance and transported to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center at around 9:25 p.m. after he collapsed on the field following a tackle on Bengals wideout Tee Higgins. 

The NFL announced more than an hour after the incident that Monday’s game was suspended. 

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"Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition," the statement from the team read. 

But around social media, players were focused on Hamlin’s health. 

"The game is not important," Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt wrote on Twitter. "Damar Hamlin’s life is important. Please be ok. Please."

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"No one cares about this game at all anymore," former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III said in a tweet. "Praying for Damar Hamlin the man, the son, the brother and the friend. What just happened was traumatic to so many but all that matters right now is that he STAYS WITH US."

Teams and players from around the league echoed those sentiments. 

Drafted by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Hamlin has appeared in 29 games.

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