Mayhem as driver ploughs into crowd

SECONDS before impact, two women pushed their baby prams right where the car would begin its path of destruction through Times Square in New York.

Then came the horrifying moment: The burgundy Honda Accord drove onto the pavement, scooping up five pedestrians and tossing them aside like bowling pins.

Security video from the Thomson Reuters building captured the mayhem when a young man ploughed his car into the crowd, turning a bustling tourist destination into a crime scene.

While some bystanders rushed to help the injured, others stood in silence, dazed for a moment before people started crying or shouting for help.

An 18-year-old woman was killed and 22 more were injured.

The car’s driver and lone occupant, a 26-year-old man from New York City’s Bronx borough, was in custody, and police said there was no immediate indication of terrorism. But witnesses all agreed – The act was intentional.