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Car Hits Construction Worker In Chain-Reaction Crash On Upper East Side

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A car struck a construction worker and slammed into scaffolding in a chain reaction crash on the Upper East Side.

Police said the red car collided with a cab Saturday morning at Park Avenue and East 85th Street.

The driver lost control and hit a construction worker crossing the street. The car then jumped a curb and slammed into the scaffolding around a church.

Two people were injured, but they're expected to be OK.

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