Motorcyclist Killed in Bronx Crash With Bus and Truck
A 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning on the Sheridan Expressway in the Bronx, where police said he hit a truck and then an MTA bus near the Cross Bronx Expressway.
What We Know
A 38-year-old man riding a motorcycle north in the Bronx was killed on the morning of Jan. 13, 2022. City crash data places the crash on the Sheridan Expressway and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Police told amNY the rider was near the Cross Bronx Expressway when he hit a truck and then an MTA bus. The other drivers stayed at the scene, and police reported no arrests. Sources describe the roadway differently: city data names the Sheridan Expressway, while amNY described Sheridan Boulevard near the Cross Bronx Expressway.
Morning crash near the Cross Bronx Expressway
The crash happened at about 9:12 a.m. on Jan. 13, 2022. Police told amNY the motorcycle driver was heading north near the Cross Bronx Expressway when he hit a truck and then an MTA bus.
City records show one person killed and no other injuries recorded in the crash.
Sources name the Sheridan roadway differently
The official crash record places the fatal crash on the Sheridan Expressway in the Bronx. amNY described the location as Sheridan Boulevard near the Cross Bronx Expressway.
The rider was the only person reported killed
The official record identifies the person killed as a 38-year-old male motorcycle driver. amNY reported that police had not released his name while they worked to notify his family.
Police told amNY that the other drivers stayed at the scene and that officers made no arrests.
Motorcycle, bus and truck were recorded in the crash
City records list a 2018 Suzuki motorcycle traveling north and going straight ahead before the crash. The same record lists a bus and a diesel tractor truck whose drivers were stopped in traffic before the crash.
amNY reported that the bus was an MTA bus.
Unsafe speed appears in the city record
City crash data lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor associated with the motorcycle. The amNY account, citing police, reported the sequence of impacts but did not report any charges.