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TMZ has learned NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw was involved in a 3-car accident in New York today around 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Brokaw was in his car with his wife. A woman in one of the other cars died when she was thrown from her SUV.
Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, are OK.
The Brokaws just released the following statement:
"Tom and Meredith Brokaw, at around 1 p.m. today, were in a three vehicle accident on the Bruckner Expressway. The Brokaws were in the far left lane when they noticed a spool of cable bouncing along the far right lane.
Just then, a green SUV in the right lane came up fast and tried to avoid the cable. The driver lost control of her vehicle and slid into the middle lane, forcing a mail truck into the Brokaw lane of traffic. As the mail truck careened into the Brokaw lane, Tom hit the brakes hard and skidded along the median. When the mail truck catapulted the median the Brokaw vehicle slid into it.
Neither Tom nor Meredith were injured but tragically the driver of the SUV was thrown from her vehicle and killed. Tom and Meredith are greatly saddened by this loss of life."
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as a 28-year-old woman, who worked near the scene of the accident. An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.
UPDATE 6:05 PM EST: The FDNY just released more information about the accident, explaining, "the vehicles collided & [the SUV driver] went off the highway & to the ground below ... Another male went to a local hospital in serious condition- private ambulance transported him."
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Oh nevermind, don't R.I.P. Tom, R.I.P. to the people you ran over.
BAD BAD headline - makes it seem like TOM died. i'd change that b/c it's shocking to read at first.
Probably wasn't wearing a seatbelt. As far as I'm concerned, people who don't wear seatbelts are just asking to become Darwin Award winners.
That's what happens when you don't wear seat belt. Good thing the Brokaws and mail man are ok.
God bless her soul and her family members and friends she's left behind. Thank God it wasn't worse.
At least they're both okay. But has anyone noticed Simone and balls missing?
I hope no one is hurt.
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My husband and I saw a SUV rollover and all five people inside were ejected. None were wearing seatbelts. The ipod that the 16 year old girl in the front had in her hand broke our windshield. WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS PEOPLE!!! If not for yourselves, but for those of us who have to watch your dumb a$$s being thrown out of the vehicle!!!
Thankyou for ur Post..hope many read it..btw..bad headline
I agree - Change the headline. Thank God they were not injured, but how sad about the young woman who died. My dearest friend died last month in a car crash, so I feel for them. It's devastating.
SO, HE'S NOT DEAD RIGHT ? YES I AGREE BAD HEAD LINE, NEED TO CHANGE. ALMOST POSTED HE WAS DEAD ON MY FACE BOOK. WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE A LIAR
Wow,the fun "news" has gotten really slow again all of a sudden since nothing really juicy developed with the tiger story.That looked like it was going to explode with real goodies...but has sort of crapped out...at least for now. And now we're getting this...and nas...ans well we're really getting nothing. I was thinking tiger was going to go all O.J. there for a minute. C'mon...somebody go really crazy !
