Seven Dead After Van Plunges Off NYC Highway

By Joseph Orovic | April 29 2012 3:36 PM

A van plunged 100 feet over the side of an overpass on the Bronx River Parkway in New York on Sunday, with as many as seven people -- three of whom are children -- reportedly dead.

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A van plunged 100 feet over the side of an overpass on the Bronx River Parkway in New York City on Sunday, with as many as seven people -- three of whom are children -- reportedly dead.

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The accident happened a short distance from the Bronx Zoo at about 12:30 p.m., with the van striking the parkway's median before careening across the three lanes, jumping a guardrail and landing 100 feet in a wooded area near Morris Park Ave., according to the New York Times.

Officials reportedly closed the Parkway until the cause of the accident could be determined.

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