Unlicensed Scooter Rider Killed Under Truck
A 27-year-old unlicensed motorscooter rider hit a southbound box truck on Laconia Avenue near East 214th Street. He was ejected, crushed under the truck, and died in the street while the truck driver kept moving straight.
What We Know
A 27-year-old man riding an eastbound motorscooter hit a southbound box truck on Laconia Avenue near East 214th Street in the Bronx late Thursday morning. According to the police report, he was unlicensed and not wearing a helmet. Police recorded driver inexperience. The rider was ejected, suffered fatal chest crush injuries under the truck’s undercarriage, and died at the scene. The crash involved a large box truck.
People
Occupant killed
Age 27; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Moped
2023 JiaJue; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Demolished; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inexperience; Second contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Truck
2005 MITS-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Undercarriage; Damage: Undercarriage; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Laconia Ave & East 214th St, Bronx
Press Articles
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