Truck driver fatally strikes Citi Bike rider in Midtown.
A truck driver making a right turn struck and killed a 32-year-old Citi Bike rider at 11th Avenue and West 50th Street in Manhattan on June 7, 2024; the city record puts the crash at 2:05 p.m. and records one cyclist death, while Streetsblog, citing police, reported about 2:10 p.m.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A truck driver traveled east on West 50th Street, turned right onto 11th Avenue and struck the rider, according to police accounts reported by the Post; the official record lists one cyclist killed. The Post and Streetsblog reported that the rider died at the scene; as of June 8, the Post said there had been no arrests and the investigation was ongoing.
What police accounts say
Police told the New York Post that the driver was traveling east on West 50th Street before turning right onto 11th Avenue and striking the cyclist. The official record also describes the truck's movement as a right turn.
The official record gives the crash time as 2:05 p.m. on June 7, 2024. Streetsblog, citing police, reported that it happened at about 2:10 p.m. Both Streetsblog and the Post reported that the rider died at the scene.
The rider and the driver
The official record identifies the person who died as a 32-year-old man riding an e-bike identified as a Citi Bike. The Post also described him as a 32-year-old electric Citi Bike rider and reported that police were withholding his name pending family notification.
Reports gave different ages for the truck driver: Streetsblog cited police calling him 27, while the Post cited police giving his age as 26.
Reports described the truck differently
The official record lists a 2020 Hino box truck. The Post described it as a Lagunitas beer delivery truck, while Streetsblog also called it a box truck. The official record lists the other vehicle as a Citi Bike e-bike.
The investigation was ongoing the next day
Streetsblog reported that the driver remained at the scene and that there were no immediate charges. In its June 8 report, the Post quoted an NYPD spokesman saying there had been no arrests and the investigation was ongoing.
Where
11 AVENUE and WEST 50 STREET