A cyclist and a pedestrian were killed early Saturday morning in Manhattan by a stolen rental car that had jumped the curb and struck them on the sidewalk, the police said.
The vehicle, a blue Chevrolet Malibu, had been traveling west on the Manhattan Bridge before striking the victims just before 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Canal Street and the Bowery at the base of the bridge in Chinatown, the authorities said. (Earlier reports from the police suggested the car was a Chevy Impala.)
The pedestrian, a 63-year-old woman, was sitting on a metal bench when she was struck by the car, according to the police. She and the cyclist, a man in his 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene, the authorities said.
The driver of the vehicle, a 23-year-old woman, and its lone passenger, a 22-year-old woman, were taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment and drug tests. Both were listed in stable condition, according to the police.
