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Driver, 20, Dies After Belt Parkway Collision With City Truck

A 20-year-old woman died after a collision with a city Department of Environmental Protection truck on Brooklyn's Belt Parkway early May 9, 2022, and police said one of her passengers was critically injured.

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May 9, 2022date
12:30 a.m.time

What We Know

A 20-year-old woman died after the sedan she was driving collided with a city Department of Environmental Protection truck on the westbound Belt Parkway near Rockaway Parkway around 12:30 a.m. on May 9, 2022. Police said her sedan overturned. She was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. One passenger was in critical condition, while two other passengers and the truck driver had minor injuries, according to police.

The collision and its aftermath

Police said the woman was driving a black Infiniti west when it collided with a city Department of Environmental Protection truck. Her sedan overturned. She was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Near Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie

The collision happened on the Belt Parkway near Rockaway Parkway in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn at about 12:30 a.m. on May 9, 2022. Both drivers were traveling west, according to the city crash record.

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Four others were injured

Police said a woman in her 20s who was riding in the Infiniti was taken to Brookdale University Hospital in critical condition. Two other passengers and the truck driver had minor injuries. The city crash record counts four people injured and one killed.

Press Articles

  1. nypost.com · May 9, 2022 · primary

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