SAN FRANCISCO --
A taxi driver who injured two pedestrians when he crashed into a bathroom, newsstand and shoeshine stand in San Francisco's Financial District on Tuesday afternoon may have suffered a medical issue just prior to the crash, police said.PHOTOS: Taxi crashes into pedestrians in SF Financial District
Three men, including the driver, were injured in the 3:15 p.m. crash at Sutter and Market streets, where the taxi accelerated and drove up on to the sidewalk.
Police today said the 59-year-old driver may have suffered a medical issue before he hit the gas, but the cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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The driver has been discharged from the hospital as of this morning, according to San Francisco General Hospital spokesman Brent Andrew.
A 66-year-old man hit by the taxi is in fair condition and a 40-year-man remains in critical condition.
3 hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after cab crashed into newsstand in #SF: https://t.co/Km0tQLdpUuhttps://t.co/hLe4MFeiYJ
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) August 23, 2016
#SFPD investigating collision at Market/Sutter. 3 transported to local trauma center with life threatening injuries pic.twitter.com/8aj6hRp6kb
— Ofc. Grace Gatpandan (@OfficerGrace) August 23, 2016
SUTTER AT SANSOME MAJOR COLLISION 3 CRITICAL AVOID AREA pic.twitter.com/0lBhSBq3QC
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) August 23, 2016
SUTTER SANSOME UPDATE 3 critical adults VEH into pedestrians AVOID AREA pic.twitter.com/YmpCx6sYVg
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) August 23, 2016
All patients have been transported to the Trauma Center scene is under investigation AVOID AREA 1532 Hrs https://t.co/M53AC36yIC
— San Francisco Fire (@sffdpio) August 23, 2016
