Moped rider dies in Bronx crash involving truck and bus
A 26-year-old moped rider was the only person killed in a Bronx crash at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue at 9:24 a.m. on Aug. 17, 2023; CBS reported he was hit by a truck and then an MTA bus.
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What We Know
A 26-year-old man driving a moped was the one person killed in the Aug. 17, 2023, collision at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx; the official record gives the time as 9:24 a.m. CBS reported that he was hit by a truck and then an MTA bus. The Daily News, citing police, said he skidded on damp pavement and collided with a dump truck, then described his moped bouncing off the truck before he was thrown beneath a bus waiting at a light. Both outlets reported that he died at the scene. CBS called his vehicle a motorcycle; the Daily News identified it as a 2022 Zhongneng G150 moped, matching the official record's moped classification.
Reports describe the impacts in different ways
CBS reported that the man was hit by a truck and then an MTA bus. The Daily News, citing police, said he skidded on damp pavement and collided with a dump truck; it reported that his moped bounced off the truck before he was thrown beneath a bus waiting at a traffic light.
The crash killed a 26-year-old moped driver
The official record lists one person killed: a 26-year-old man recorded as the driver of the moped. CBS and the Daily News reported that he died at the scene. The Daily News said police were still trying to identify him the next day.
Reports use different terms for the rider's vehicle
CBS described the rider's vehicle as a motorcycle. The Daily News identified it as a 2022 Zhongneng G150 moped, and the official record classifies it as a moped. CBS called the other vehicles a truck and an MTA bus; the Daily News identified a dump truck and a 2019 Nova LFS bus.
The other drivers stayed at the scene
The Daily News reported that a 42-year-old man driving the bus and a 41-year-old man driving the dump truck remained at the scene. It reported that no criminal charges had been filed as of Aug. 18.
Where
EAST 170 STREET and JEROME AVENUE