Bike Rider Killed in Queens Collision With MTA Bus Driver
Police said a Q85 bus driver remained at the scene after a Queens collision with an eastbound rider; the city record lists a 35-year-old bicyclist killed at 128 Avenue and 238 Street.
What We Know
A 35-year-old man riding a bike was killed at 128 Avenue and 238 Street in Queens on May 28, 2022. The city crash record lists a bus traveling south and a bike traveling east, both going straight before the collision. Press accounts, citing police and authorities, described the rider as using a motorized or gasoline-powered bike and said the bus was an MTA Q85. Police said the bus driver remained at the scene, and the MTA said it was cooperating with the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad. A Daily News witness account said a van partly blocked the rider's view as he tried to cross.
A rider and a bus driver entered the intersection
The crash happened at about 10:39 a.m. on May 28, 2022, at 128 Avenue and 238 Street in Queens. The city record lists a bus traveling south and a bike traveling east, with both operators going straight before the collision.
The rider died at the scene
The city record lists the person killed as a 35-year-old male bicyclist. The Daily News reported that authorities said the rider died on impact at the corner, and neighbors described him as a local man frequently seen biking in the area.
238th Street has seen repeated crashes since 2022
The collision happened at 128th Ave and 238th St in Queens, near the Belt Parkway in Rosedale. CrashCountNYC location context for 238th Street in Queens shows 19 crashes, 11 injuries and 1 death since 2022.
Witnesses pointed to visibility and speed concerns
A Daily News eyewitness said a van partly blocked the rider's view of oncoming traffic as he tried to cross. A neighborhood resident also told the paper that stretch of 238th Street runs downhill and that vehicles tend to pick up speed there.
Investigators reviewed the fatal collision
Police said the bus driver remained at the scene. Acting MTA President Frank Anicarro called the death a tragic accident and said the MTA was cooperating with the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad, which was in the early stages of its review.