Chrysler driver dies after collision with construction vehicle on RFK Bridge
A 55-year-old driver died after a crash on the Triborough Bridge at 3:50 a.m. on September 26, 2024, with police telling NY1 that he was ejected after colliding with the rear of a construction vehicle while driving a northbound Chrysler.
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What We Know
Police told NY1 that a 55-year-old man driving a gray Chrysler northbound collided with the rear of a construction vehicle around 3:50 a.m. and was ejected. NY1 reported that police said he was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead. The crash record lists a 2014 Chrysler sedan and a 2024 Caterpillar backhoe; it records one person killed and one injured.
Police described a rear-end collision
Police told NY1 that a 55-year-old man driving a gray Chrysler northbound collided with the rear of a construction vehicle around 3:50 a.m. and was ejected. NY1 reported that police said he was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead.
The crash record identifies the vehicles as a 2014 Chrysler sedan and a 2024 Caterpillar backhoe. It records one person killed and one injured.
The crash disrupted morning traffic
NY1 reported that all bridge lanes were closed until 6 a.m., when one southbound lane reopened. Congestion spread to nearby roads, and the bridge fully reopened late Thursday morning.