NEW YORK — The NYPD is investigating an accident in which a Monmouth County woman was killed after being struck by two separate taxi cabs in Manhattan.

Police say the 22-year-old victim was pronounced dead at a hospital following the 8:14 p.m. accident on Thursday.

It occurred as the woman was crossing York Avenue at East 84th Street.

Police say a yellow taxi traveling south on York struck her. They say the woman was then hit a second time by another yellow cab.

The victim was identified as Kelly Gordon of Brielle. Gordon is a senior at Boston College, according to her LinkedIn page. She is a 2010 graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School.

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