6 injured as car jumps curb near Stanford University (w/video)

Police say a man in his 90s drove on to a Palo Alto sidewalk Thursday, hitting five, leaving one with major injuries.|
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PALO ALTO — Police say a man in his 90s drove on to a busy sidewalk near Stanford University, hitting five pedestrians and leaving one of them with major injuries.

Palo Alto police say the other four pedestrians and the driver had minor injuries.

Police said in a statement that the man was attempting to parallel park his Nissan sedan in front of a restaurant on University Avenue during the street's busy lunch hour Thursday a few blocks from Stanford.

Investigators say he may have accidentally accelerated, first hitting another car then jumping the curb.

Police said all five pedestrians were adults, but gave no further details on their identities or injuries.

They say there is no evidence drugs or alcohol were involved and the driver hasn't been cited or arrested.

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