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Video Shows Driver Attacking NYPD Traffic Agents Near Lincoln Tunnel

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A traffic stop turned violent near the Lincoln Tunnel on Thursday.

It happened around 6:30 p.m. near West 40th Street and 11th Avenue.

Video posted on social media shows a driver attacking three NYPD traffic agents.

Police say the driver was involved in a collision. When the officers approached the vehicle, two men inside the car got out, struck the agents and took off.

The traffic agents suffered cuts to their faces.

The suspects are now in custody.

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