Truck driver pulls out, kills man on Coster
A box‑truck driver pulled from a parked spot on Coster Street and hit a 61-year-old man standing in the roadway. His body crushed. He died in the Bronx morning as the city woke.
What We Know
According to the police report, a box‑truck driver started from a parked position near Coster Street and Oak Point Avenue and hit a 61-year-old man who was standing in the roadway. The man, recorded as a pedestrian, suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. The crash involved a large truck on a Bronx street in the morning.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 61; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2007 HINO -TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Starting from Parking; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion
Where
Coster St & Oak Point Ave, Bronx
Press Articles
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