In what one witness described as like a scene "from a horror flick," a flying buzz saw struck and injured a pedestrian Tuesday on a Manhattan street, police said.

According to NBC New York, the pedestrian was passing a construction crew repairing a water main when the saw went airborne. See shocking surveillance footage of the incident here.

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"I was on the right side of the sidewalk. Suddenly, everyone started yelling 'Get down! Move!'" Matthew Bisi told NBC News.

The saw hit a tree, then hit the pedestrian, slicing her leg. She was transported to Bellevue Hospital.

"It looked like it was from a horror flick," added witness Sean Kuilan.

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