Motorcyclist Dies After Richmond Avenue Crash With SUV Driver
Police said Abdumalik Kurbanov, 21, was thrown from his Yamaha motorcycle and later died after a crash with a 25-year-old woman driving a Chevy Trailblazer at Richmond Avenue and Amboy Road on Oct. 9, 2024.
What We Know
Abdumalik Kurbanov, 21, was riding south on Richmond Avenue in Eltingville on Oct. 9, 2024, when he was involved in a crash with a 25-year-old woman driving a Chevy Trailblazer near Amboy Road, police told the Daily News. The city crash record lists a southbound Yamaha motorcycle going straight and a westbound SUV driver making a left turn. It records one motorist killed and two motorists injured, and lists unsafe speed, traffic-control disregard and improper turning among the contributing factors. Police said medics took Kurbanov to Staten Island University Hospital North, where he died; the SUV driver was also taken there with minor injuries. No charges were immediately filed as police continued investigating, the Daily News reported.
Police described a fatal evening crash in Eltingville
The crash was recorded at 7:27 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2024, at Richmond Avenue and Amboy Road. The official record lists one motorist killed and two motorists injured.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Abdumalik Kurbanov was riding south on Richmond Avenue when he was involved in a crash with a 25-year-old woman driving a Chevy Trailblazer near Amboy Road. Police said Kurbanov was thrown from his Yamaha motorcycle and landed on the asphalt.
Richmond Avenue has a long crash record
The fatal crash happened at Richmond Avenue and Amboy Road on Staten Island.
CrashCountNYC’s location review for Richmond Avenue on Staten Island counted 1,099 crashes, 593 injuries, 41 serious injuries and 3 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The rider died at the hospital; the SUV driver was injured
The official record identifies the person killed as a 21-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Daily News identified him as Abdumalik Kurbanov and reported that medics rushed him to Staten Island University Hospital North, where he could not be saved.
The official record lists a Yamaha motorcycle and a Chevy SUV
The city crash record lists a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle traveling south and going straight ahead before the crash. The motorcycle had one occupant, the driver who died.
The record also lists a 2008 Chevy station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling west, with its driver making a left turn before the crash. The Daily News described the SUV as a Chevy Trailblazer.
Investigators recorded speed, signal disregard and turning factors
The official crash record lists unsafe speed and traffic-control disregard for the motorcycle driver. It lists traffic-control disregard and improper turning for the SUV driver.
The Daily News reported the next day that no charges had been immediately filed and that police were continuing the investigation.