Fatal crash

Truck driver kills man in Harlem crosswalk

A truck driver lurched forward on East 125th Street and hit a 53-year-old man in a marked crosswalk. The oversized diesel rig crushed his body. He died in the street. Morning, broad daylight, and he never made it across.

1fatality
May 24, 2023date
10:35 a.m.time

What We Know

A 53-year-old man was killed while crossing East 125th Street in a marked crosswalk on a Wednesday morning in Manhattan. According to the police report, a licensed male driver starting a diesel tractor truck in traffic drove forward and hit the pedestrian head-on, causing crush injuries to his entire body. The man died at the scene. The truck was classified as an oversized vehicle.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 53; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Truck

    2019 KW-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Starting in Traffic; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed

Where

East 125th St

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