Two Honda passengers killed in Bronx crash at Park and Claremont
Police said four men were riding north on Park Avenue in a Honda Accord before a crash with a Toyota Highlander driver at Claremont Parkway; the city record says two passengers died and two motorists were injured.
What We Know
At about 9:32 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024, a crash at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx involved a northbound Honda sedan and a Toyota SUV, according to city records. The Daily News, citing police, described four men riding in a Honda Accord before a collision with a Toyota Highlander driver and said two men died at St. Barnabas Hospital while two others were seriously injured. The city record lists two killed male passengers, ages 32 and 24, and two injured motorists; the article reported the men who died were 24 and 25. The city vehicle entry lists traffic control disregarded for the sedan, while police said the next morning that no arrests had been made and the case remained under investigation.
A nighttime crash left two passengers dead
The crash was recorded at 9:32 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024, at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx. The city record says two motorists were killed and two others were injured.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that four men were riding north on Park Avenue in a Honda Accord before a collision with a Toyota Highlander driver on Claremont Parkway. The men who died were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital.
The records differ on one passenger’s age
The city record identifies the two people killed as male passengers, ages 32 and 24. The Daily News reported, citing police, that the men who died were 24 and 25.
The article said two other Honda occupants, ages 27 and 30, were hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Police told the Daily News they could not say which of the men was driving the Honda; the article reported that the Toyota occupants were not hurt.
A Honda sedan and a Toyota SUV were involved
The city record lists a 2023 Honda sedan traveling north and a 2018 Toyota SUV traveling west, both going straight ahead before impact. The Daily News described the models as a Honda Accord and Toyota Highlander and said police reported the SUV driver was traveling east on Claremont Parkway, creating a direction disagreement with the city record.
The city record lists five occupants in the sedan. The Daily News reported four men in the Honda.
Police were still investigating
The city record lists traffic control disregarded for the sedan involved. The Daily News reported the next morning that police had made no arrests and were still investigating what happened.
Park Avenue has a recent record of severe crashes
The crash happened at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for Park Avenue in the Bronx counts 614 crashes, 336 injuries, 25 serious injuries and five deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.