Dad of teen struck by cab: Backpack of books saved her life

NEW YORK – The father of a 13-year-old New York City girl struck by a livery cab when its driver suffered a heart attack says her backpack full of books saved her life.

Police say the crash occurred Thursday morning as the teen was standing on a street corner near her home in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn.

Officials say the cab driver had a heart attack at the wheel. Street surveillance video shows the runaway car jumping the curb at a high rate of speed and hitting the girl from behind as she tried to get out of the way.

The impact sent her onto the hood. She suffered a leg fracture and was treated at a hospital.

The cab driver remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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