Authorities confirm that the driver of a taxi cab, which jumped a curb and struck six pedestrians in New York City's Herald Square on Christmas Day, was experiencing a medical emergency at the time.

A taxi plowed into multiple people after it hopped a curb at Herald Square in Manhattan, sending three pedestrians to the hospital, according to police and fire officials.

A yellow cab jumped the curb and slammed into several pedestrians in the heart of bustling Herald Square on Christmas Day,

A taxi jumped the curb in Manhattan, injuring pedestrians, including a child; the driver may have had a medical episode.

Three pedestrians, including a 9-year-old boy, were transported to the hospital after a taxi cab jumped the curb and struck several people on the sidewalk.

The driver of a yellow taxi van jumped a curb near Macy's Herald Square and struck six pedestrians in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon, sending three to the hospital, police said.

Six people were hurt, including a young boy, when a taxi hit pedestrians in NYC's Herald Square on Christmas Day. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid reports.

A taxi driver who struck several pedestrians on a sidewalk near Herald Square on Christmas Day was having a medical episode at the time of the incident, police said on Thursday. NYPD officials said they did not suspect any criminality in the crash,