Seven people died at the Bronx Zoo Sunday as a van plunged 60 feet off the Bronx River Parkway and near the park at about 12:30 p.m. All the victims were in the car, three of them being children. Police reported their ages to be from 7 to 84. Police closed the parkway as the accident was investigated; some eyewitnesses claimed the crash was caused by a blown tire. Zoo officials confirmed that the van landed inside of zoo property, though far away from visitors and animals.
