MTA Bus Driver Kills E-Bike Rider in Mott Haven Turn
A 57-year-old e-bike rider died at the scene after an MTA bus driver making a left turn at East 149th Street and Brook Avenue hit him late Feb. 25, and police said the driver stayed at the scene.
What We Know
A 57-year-old e-bike rider was killed late Feb. 25 at East 149th Street and Brook Avenue in Mott Haven. City records say the rider was going straight and the bus driver was making a left turn. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the rider was heading east and tried to pass the bus on its left side as the MTA driver turned left onto Brook Avenue. Gothamist reported the driver remained at the scene, was not charged, and had no passengers aboard while operating a replacement shuttle for the 2 train. News accounts disagreed on the driver’s age: Gothamist reported 35, while the Daily News reported 44.
A left turn at East 149th Street
The city crash record places the fatal collision at 10:42 p.m. on Feb. 25 at Brook Avenue and East 149th Street. It records one person killed: a 57-year-old male bicyclist riding an e-bike.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that the rider was heading east on East 149th Street and attempted to pass the bus on its left side in the left lane as the MTA driver turned left onto Brook Avenue. City data records the e-bike rider as going straight ahead and the bus driver as making a left turn.
Brook Avenue in Mott Haven
The crash happened at Brook Avenue and East 149th Street in Mott Haven, near a major Bronx intersection served by transit and local traffic.
On Brook Avenue in the Bronx, CrashCountNYC’s location context shows 441 crashes, 281 injuries, 22 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.
The rider and the driver
Police and city records identified the person killed as a 57-year-old male e-bike rider. Both Gothamist and the Daily News reported that he died at the scene.
The driver was described in both news accounts as an MTA bus driver who remained at the scene. The articles disagreed on the driver’s age: Gothamist reported 35, while the Daily News reported 44.
An empty MTA shuttle bus and an e-bike
City records list a 2019 Nova bus and an e-bike. Gothamist reported that MTA was using the bus as a replacement shuttle for the 2 train, and both news accounts reported that no passengers were aboard.
Investigation and charges
Gothamist reported that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. Both news accounts reported that the bus driver stayed at the scene, and no charges had been filed at the time of publication.