Photos: Accident Rips Wheel Off Car On Avenue X

Just before noon today, an accident involving three cars left at least one person injured on Avenue X and Ocean Parkway.

According to our tipster, ShadowLock, three cars were affected, with the airbags deployed on two vehicles. One person was seen being taken to an ambulance on a stretcher.

The photos show one car pushed into oncoming traffic, with its driver’s side bashed in. The other shows an SUV that had it’s front bumper and driver side wheel ripped off.

As of 12:15 p.m., fire trucks and emergency responders are still on the scene, blocking off a significant amount of traffic, and causing delays for several blocks in every direction.