A driver trying to park a minivan in Manhattan’s bustling Chinatown careened over a curb and onto a sidewalk Monday night, killing a 56-year-old man and injuring six others, the authorities said.

At least two of the injured victims were in critical condition; two others had injuries that were serious but not life-threatening, the police said.

Police and fire officials responded to the corner of Canal and Forsyth Streets about 6:47 p.m., where they said that minutes earlier, a 70-year-old man had tried to park a minivan. But in so doing, they said, the man had hit the gas rather than the brakes, and the minivan mounted a curb, smashing two fruit carts and striking several victims.