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NEW YORK — One woman was killed and 22 others injured Thursday when a speeding vehicle struck pedestrians in Manhattan’s bustling Times Square, police and fire officials said.

The driver, who allegedly put up a fight and threw punches at officers, is in custody, the New York Police Department said. The driver has a history of drunken driving, a law enforcement official said.

The driver was identified as 26-year-old Richard Rojas. The incident is being investigated as an accident, a police official said.

“There is no indication this was an act of terrorism,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Before striking pedestrians, the car was “out of control,” an emergency management official said. Witnesses on social media described a speeding car plowing into people before crashing.

Social media images show injured people on the street, a car upended at an angle and crowds gathered in the heart of the tourist hub.

Elizabeth Long of Ohio said she was walking to the Hard Rock Cafe when she saw a maroon car heading toward her on the sidewalk. She ran into a building and prayed, she said.

Patsy Sciutto, who works in Times Square, said she was meeting someone for lunch when an announcement came over a loudspeaker that the building was on lockdown because of an incident outside.

Officers there told her there was an “unknown speeding car,” Sciutto said.

Times Square averaged about 360,000 daily visitors in April, according to a tally by the Times Square Alliance, making it one of the most visited locations in the world.

What's happening in Times Square?? This car was in the sidewalk and people are on the streets pic.twitter.com/PsepRtfrAr — gb (@gb__) May 18, 2017

NYPD: Car "lost control" on 7th in Times Square between 42nd/43rd. People injured. Investigation underway. Driver in custody. . — David Shuster (@DavidShuster) May 18, 2017

13 total patients currently reported at scene of motor vehicle accident in Times Square pic.twitter.com/ySwtL6ZLoc — FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2017

Due to a vehicle collision with pedestrian injuries, emergency vehicles are in the area of #TimesSquare. Expect delays in the area. — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 18, 2017

What's happening in Times Square?? This car was in the sidewalk and people are on the streets pic.twitter.com/PsepRtfrAr — gb (@gb__) May 18, 2017

Times Square just went nuts. People screaming and running, the place is swarming with emergency vehicles and cops. People injured. WTF pic.twitter.com/oqQFcr75Uh — J Silver Platinum (@JSilverPlatinum) May 18, 2017

https://twitter.com/chrisreindeer/status/865236238495821824

Man run over by car at 42nd/7th. Others injured by vehicle on sidewalk. #attack #timessquare pic.twitter.com/onvLUEKSKY — David Shuster (@DavidShuster) May 18, 2017

45th and bway: car smashed into pole. Street vendor hurt. Cops ran back w someone and stuffed him in a cruiser. Didn't take pics on purpose — Carl Bishop (@thecarlbishop) May 18, 2017

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUPV0BKjL-l/

UPDATE BREAKING: 1 person has died, and at least 30 injured after car strikes pedestrians in Manhattan at Times Square. — NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) May 18, 2017

NYPD: Car "lost control" on 7th in Times Square between 42nd/43rd. People injured. Investigation underway. Driver in custody. . — David Shuster (@DavidShuster) May 18, 2017

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