Truck driver’s right turn kills Queens cyclist
A concrete mixer driver turned right at 24th Avenue and 29th Street and hit a 62-year-old woman riding her bike east. The truck’s bumper smashed her head. She was thrown from the bike and died in the street.
What We Know
According to the police report, a driver in a concrete mixer truck making a right turn at 24th Avenue and 29th Street in Queens hit a 62-year-old woman riding a bicycle east on 24th Avenue. The truck’s right front bumper struck her head and she was ejected from the bike. She suffered fatal head and internal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck was recorded as an oversized vehicle.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 62; Female; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2020 KW-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Right Turn; Travel direction: Southeast; Point of impact: Right Front Bumper; Damage: Right Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed
Bike
Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Other*; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Other; Damage: Other
Where
24th Ave & 29th St, Queens
Press Articles
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