SUV crashes into Manhattan Sports Bar after being hit by hit-and-run driver

An SUV sped through the front of a Manhattan restaurant Monday night, injuring 22 people and police searching for a driver who caused the impact.

The incident took place around 9pm on Monday and saw the store front of Inwood Bar & Grill shattered, with debris spraying across the sidewalk and into the restaurant at unsuspecting patrons including three young girls aged 10, 7 and 1 – the eldest of whom may have suffered a broken leg.

Several witnesses saw the accident – which police say took place when a white Audi sedan struck the black Toyota RAV4 – causing the SUV to jump over the curb and hurtle into the store near West 204th Street.

Cops said the Audi then fled the scene, leaving several patrons writhing on the ground in pain. The fugitive driver is wanted by the police.

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The incident happened around 9pm Monday and saw the storefront of Inwood Bar & Grill smashed, with debris spraying across the sidewalk and into the restaurant at unsuspecting patrons

Footage from the scene shows the chilling aftermath of the incident, with the victims seen writhing on the ground in pain. Three of the victims were young girls aged 10, 7 and 1 (not pictured), police officers said – the eldest of whom may have suffered a broken leg

Footage from the scene shows the frightening aftermath of the incident, which police said Tuesday may have spilled over from a previous argument at a nearby gas station.

The shocking clips, posted on social media, show injured people lying on the floor both inside and outside the restaurant as emergency services surveyed the scene.

Of the nearly two dozen victims, police said three were children and all injuries were from debris and glass thrown from the Toyota.

The SUV, which was operating as an Uber, remained at the scene while investigators and officers tended to the wounded. The driver was not immediately identified.

Of the nearly two dozen victims, police said three were children and all injuries were from debris and glass thrown from the Toyota

The shocking clips, posted on social media, show injured people lying on the floor both inside and outside the restaurant as emergency services surveyed the scene

It was unclear on Tuesday if all of the victims had been eating outside the restaurant when they were almost struck. Footage showed the majority of the victims on the floor outside the restaurant, seemingly shocked at what had transpired

Of the 22 injured, a police spokesman told DailyMail.com on Tuesday, 19 were taken to area hospitals. Cops said none of the victims’ injuries were “life-threatening,” but that the The most seriously injured was a 10-year-old girl with “possibly a broken leg”.

An update on the girl’s current condition was not immediately available, but police said she was brought New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and is stable.

A 7-year-old child, a girl, was also injured, police said Tuesday, suffering a bruise on her leg. Another girl, only 1 year old, had a scraped knee. Both were among those hospitalized following the incident.

The SUV, which was operating as an Uber, remained at the scene while investigators and officers tended to the wounded. The driver was not immediately identified.

Of the 22 injured, a police spokesman told DailyMail.com on Tuesday, 19 were taken to area hospitals. Police officers said none of the victims’ injuries were “life-threatening” but that the most seriously injured was a 10-year-old with “a possible broken leg”. Three refused medical attention

Clips shared on social media show first responders tending to one of the wounded while they are lying on the ground while firefighters and police investigate the scene

Police have released scant details about the suspect, aside from the fact that he exited the parking lot of a Citgo gas station down the block from the restaurant before exiting the sport utility vehicle.

They added that the Audi may have contained “several occupants” and that they may have gotten into an unrelated argument before meeting the 32-year-old Uber driver, which resulted in them driving away and accidentally hit the vehicle.

The driver of the Toyota, who was not named, was treated at the scene for minor injuries, police said. Three of the 22 other victims refused medical attention after the frightening incident.

Police have released scant details about the suspect, aside from the fact that he exited the parking lot of a Citgo gas station the block down from the restaurant before exiting the SUV. It’s pictured here just before it speeds out of the station and hits the SUV

Photos show shattered glass outside the bar restaurant after the scary clash

It was unclear on Tuesday if all of the victims had been eating outside the restaurant when they were almost struck. Footage showed the majority of the victims on the floor outside the restaurant, seemingly shocked at what had transpired.

In a clip shared on social media, a man can be seen tending to one of the wounded as they lie on the ground as firefighters and police investigate the scene.

Detectives are now searching for the occupants of the Audi after security footage captured it speeding out of the gas station and later the crime scene. Police have not yet released any other identifying factors related to the suspects.

Police have not yet released any other identifying factors related to the suspects, who are still at large