Unnamed
Unnamed
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Location:
238th street and 128 avenue
Laurelton
Queens , NY
United States
This ghost bike will be installed by the NYC Street Memorial Project on 10/16/22
A search of several media reports did not report the identity of the cyclist.
From WABC, Channel 7 news
LAURELTON, Queens (WABC) -- A bicyclist was struck and killed by an MTA bus Saturday in Queens.
Police said the collision happened just before 10:40 a.m. near the intersection of 128th Avenue and 238th Street in Laurelton.
Responding officer saw a man lying unconscious with injuries to his head and body and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
According
to a preliminary police investigation, the bus was traveling southbound
on 238th Street when it struck the bicycle which was traveling
eastbound on 128th Avenue.
Video from the scene appears to show the bike having some sort of motor attached to it.
The 59-year-old male bus driver remained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
"This
was a tragic incident and we are cooperating with the NYPD's Collision
Investigation Squad, which is in early stages of its review and will
determine the facts," Frank Annicaro, Acting President, MTA Bus Company
and SVP, NYC Transit Department of Buses said in a statement.
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Location:
238th street and 128 avenue
Laurelton
Queens , NY
United States
This ghost bike will be installed by the NYC Street Memorial Project on 10/16/22
A search of several media reports did not report the identity of the cyclist.
From WABC, Channel 7 news
LAURELTON, Queens (WABC) -- A bicyclist was struck and killed by an MTA bus Saturday in Queens.
Police said the collision happened just before 10:40 a.m. near the intersection of 128th Avenue and 238th Street in Laurelton.
Responding officer saw a man lying unconscious with injuries to his head and body and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
According
to a preliminary police investigation, the bus was traveling southbound
on 238th Street when it struck the bicycle which was traveling
eastbound on 128th Avenue.
Video from the scene appears to show the bike having some sort of motor attached to it.
The 59-year-old male bus driver remained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
"This
was a tragic incident and we are cooperating with the NYPD's Collision
Investigation Squad, which is in early stages of its review and will
determine the facts," Frank Annicaro, Acting President, MTA Bus Company
and SVP, NYC Transit Department of Buses said in a statement.