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A Long Island woman who was walking on a Queens sidewalk Saturday was struck and killed by a yellow cab that jumped a curb after a crash, cops said.

The 23-year-old taxi driver was in a Toyota Rav4 at 115th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in South Ozone Park around 3:10 a.m. when he collided with a Honda Accord that was being driven by a 25-year-old man, cops said.


  The crash occurred at 115th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. Brigitte Stelzer The crash occurred at 115th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard. Brigitte Stelzer

  The taxi was sent onto the sidewalk, where it hit three people. Brigitte Stelzer The taxi was sent onto the sidewalk, where it hit three people. Brigitte Stelzer

The crash sent the taxi careening onto the sidewalk, where the vehicle hit the 51-year-old woman and two men, 44 and 49.

The woman was “pinned” against a fence by the vehicle, a police source said

All three were rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where the woman died.

She was identified as Vidya Dookran-Franco of Merrick, cops said.

The men suffered minor injuries. There were no arrests.

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