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Fatal crash

Elderly Driver Loses Consciousness, Kills Himself in Rear‑End Crash

A 72-year-old BMW driver lost consciousness on Queens Midtown Expressway and hit a stopped KIA. He died in his seat. The other driver stayed upright and alive in the same line of traffic.

1fatality
October 1, 2022date
7:35 p.m.time

What We Know

A 72-year-old man driving a 2009 BMW east on Queens Midtown Expressway near 69th Street hit the rear of a stopped 2022 KIA sedan in the same lane of traffic. According to the police report, the BMW driver lost consciousness before impact and died at the scene. The KIA driver, a 27-year-old man, was recorded as the only other occupant and was not listed with serious injuries.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 72; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Sedan

    2022 KIA -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Stopped in Traffic; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Sedan

    2009 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Lost Consciousness

Press Articles

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