Two killed in Queensboro Bridge collision
Angel Lopez, whom police identified as the ATV driver, and his passenger were the two people killed in a collision at Queensboro Bridge and 29 Street at 1:36 a.m. on August 19, 2022, according to News 12 and the official record.
Location under review.
What We Know
Police told News 12 that Angel Lopez, 22, of the Bronx, was driving an ATV with a passenger over the Queensboro Bridge when they were involved in a collision with a Freightliner tractor. The official record places the crash at Queensboro Bridge and 29 Street at 1:36 a.m. on August 19, 2022, lists two fatalities, and classifies the other vehicle as a flatbed.
The official record lists two people killed.
News 12 reported that police identified Angel Lopez, 22, of the Bronx, as the ATV driver. The official record lists a 22-year-old driver and an 18-year-old passenger among the two people killed.
Patch reported, citing police, that one man was pronounced dead at the scene and the other at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital. Its report did not identify which man died at each location.
Reports describe different locations.
The official record places the crash at Queensboro Bridge and 29 Street. News 12 reported that Lopez was driving over the bridge, while Patch described the crash as near Queens Plaza South and Jackson Avenue in Long Island City.
Reports differ on the other vehicle’s description.
News 12 reported that police said Lopez was driving an ATV with a passenger over the bridge when they were involved in a collision with a Freightliner tractor. Patch called the other vehicle a semi-truck; the official record classifies it as a flatbed.
The official record identifies the ATV as a 1999 Yamaha and lists it traveling west; it records the flatbed traveling east, with both vehicles going straight.
The other driver remained at the scene.
Patch reported that the semi-truck driver stayed at the scene and was not injured. It also reported that police were investigating the cause.