Car hits Bronx pedestrians; FOX 5 reports two deaths
The station's initial report of nine people hospitalized drew an unusually large early audience, while a separate report detailed the fatalities.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 58,346 views a day, 27 times a normal first day on this channel (2,150).
Multiple pedestrians hit by vehicle in the Bronx: 9 hospitalized
Stephanie Bertini reported from the Bronx after a Mercedes struck multiple pedestrians on Allerton Avenue. FOX 5 New York's initial Short, titled "Multiple pedestrians hit by vehicle in the Bronx: 9 hospitalized", described people being taken to the hospital, some in critical condition.
A separate report published the same day gave a more serious account of the outcome: FOX 5 reported that two women had died. That upload, also reported by Bertini, covered newly available surveillance video showing the moments before the collision.
The initial Short reached about 24,000 views in its first seven hours, already far beyond the station's usual full-day audience for that format. Its early attention stands out even as the channel's overall daily views run below their usual pace. The separate surveillance-video report adds important information beyond the hospitalization count in the original title.
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Where next?
- Channel
- FOX 5 New York
- Subscribers
- 1,010,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,614,789
- Channel views, pace per day
- 199,947 (on a normal day: 647,101)
- Video published
- October 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 24,031 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 58,346
The numbers
The initial Bronx report drew an unusually strong early audience for a FOX 5 New York Short. The view count below reflects its opening hours, not a completed first day.



