E-Bike Rider Killed Hitting Parked Truck
A 48-year-old e-bike rider hit a parked box truck on Schenectady Avenue near Lincoln Place late Friday morning. He was thrown from the bike and suffered a broken neck and fatal injuries on the street.
What We Know
A 48-year-old man riding an e-bike south on Schenectady Avenue near Lincoln Place hit the back of a parked box truck late Friday morning. According to the police report, he was ejected and suffered a neck injury and severe lacerations and died at the scene. Police recorded driver inexperience as a contributing factor. The e-bike rider was unlicensed. The box truck was parked and unoccupied.
People
Other Motorized killed
Age 48; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2019 HINO -TRUCK/BUS; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: No Damage
Bike
G POWER; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Passing; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Other; Damage: Other; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inexperience; Second contributing factor: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion
Where
Schenectady Ave & Lincoln Pl, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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