Truck Driver’s U-Turn Kills Young Rider
A box-truck driver tried a U-turn on Broadway. A 21-year-old motorcyclist, riding straight, hit the truck’s side and went flying. He wore a helmet. His head injury still killed him there in the street.
What We Know
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Broadway in the Bronx when a box-truck driver made a U-turn across his lane. According to the police report, the motorcycle was traveling straight when the rider hit the truck’s left side and was ejected, suffering fatal head injuries. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The truck is classified as an oversized vehicle.
People
Occupant killed
Age 21; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2015 ISU-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making U Turn; Travel direction: Southeast; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: Left Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Motorcycle
2021 Taizhou Zhongneng; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Broadway
Press Articles
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