18-year-old scooter rider dies after collision with Q20 bus in Queens
A northbound Q20 bus driver and westbound e-scooter rider Saad Mohammed, 18, were involved in a fatal collision at 168th Street and 89th Avenue in Queens at 9:32 p.m. on August 7, 2023; El Diario reported that Mohammed died after responders took him to Jamaica Hospital.
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What We Know
El Diario reported that police, citing surveillance video, said Mohammed passed a red light while riding west on 89th Avenue as the driver of a northbound Q20 bus traveled on 168th Street. The outlet said Mohammed entered the bus's path, fell beneath its front wheels and died after responders took him to Jamaica Hospital; the driver remained at the scene and was not injured.
Police described the events at the intersection
The official record places the collision at 168th Street and 89th Avenue in Queens at 9:32 p.m. on August 7, 2023, and records one death.
El Diario reported, citing police who reviewed surveillance video, that Mohammed was riding an electric scooter west on 89th Avenue and passed a red light as the driver of a northbound Q20 bus traveled on 168th Street. Police said Mohammed entered the bus's path and fell beneath its front wheels.
Mohammed was taken to a hospital
El Diario identified the e-scooter rider as Saad Mohammed, 18, and said he lived in Howard Beach. The outlet reported that responders found him with severe head and body injuries and took him to Jamaica Hospital, where he died.
El Diario reported that the 33-year-old Q20 bus driver was uninjured, remained at the scene and was not charged. News 12 also reported that the MTA bus driver stayed at the scene and was uninjured.
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168 STREET and 89 AVENUE