The Herald Square taxi driver suffered a medical seizure during the accident

A driver whose yellow cab hit six pedestrians while jumping a curb in a New York City shopping district on Christmas Day was experiencing a medical emergency at the time, police said.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that the 58-year-old taxi driver threw the taxi over the curb and the vehicle crashed into a group of pedestrians in Herald Square at 6th Avenue and West 34th Street shortly after 4 p.m ET on Christmas Day.

The NYPD would not elaborate on the nature of the medical emergency, but said the driver was taken to the hospital following the incident and is in stable condition.

New York City taxi plows into group of pedestrians on Christmas Day, leaving at least six injured

A yellow taxi collided with a group of pedestrians. At least six people were injured. (WNYW)

Three other people were also hospitalized, police said. Authorities said a 9-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with lacerations to his leg; a 41-year-old woman was hospitalized with a head injury; and a 49-year-old woman was taken to hospital with a leg injury.

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The other people refused further medical treatment after the accident, police said.

Image of the taxi that crashed into a group of pedestrians in New York City on Christmas Day. (WNYW)

Herald Square is a popular tourist destination, especially during the holiday season, where Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 34th Street meet.

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No one was arrested after the accident.