Two Honda passengers die in Bronx crash involving Toyota driver
A driver in a northbound Honda Accord and a driver in a Toyota Highlander were involved in a crash at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx at 9:32 p.m. Oct. 12, 2024, leaving two Honda passengers dead and two people injured, according to the city record and police accounts reported by the Daily News.
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What We Know
Drivers in a northbound Honda Accord and a Toyota Highlander were involved in a collision at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx at 9:32 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024. Police accounts reported by the Daily News described the Toyota traveling east, while the city record lists it traveling west. The Daily News reported that the two men died at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Accounts differ on the Toyota's direction.
The city crash record places the collision at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx at 9:32 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024, and records two deaths and two injuries.
Police accounts reported by the Daily News described a northbound Honda Accord and an eastbound Toyota Highlander. The city record also lists the Honda traveling north, but lists the Toyota traveling west.
The city record classifies the vehicles as a sedan and a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. Press reports identify the models as a Honda Accord and Toyota Highlander.
Both people who died were passengers in the Honda.
The city record identifies both people who died as male passengers in the Honda and lists five occupants in that vehicle. The Daily News reported four men in the Honda: two died at St. Barnabas Hospital, while the other two were in serious but stable condition. News 12 also reported four Honda occupants were hospitalized. The reported Honda occupant counts differ.
The Daily News reported that the Toyota's occupants were uninjured.
Police were still investigating.
The Daily News reported on Oct. 13 that police had made no arrests and were continuing to investigate. An NYPD spokeswoman could not say who had been driving the Honda.
Where
PARK AVENUE and CLAREMONT PARKWAY