MTA Bus Driver Kills Pedestrian at 3rd Ave and E 28th St
A 41-year-old MTA bus driver hit a 49-year-old pedestrian at 3rd Avenue and East 28th Street in Manhattan, where city records list driver inattention or distraction as a factor.
What We Know
The city crash record places the collision at 5:28 a.m. on June 16, 2025, at 3rd Avenue and East 28th Street in Manhattan. NYPD information reported by amNY says officers responded to a 911 call at 5:33 a.m. and learned that a 41-year-old man operating an MTA bus had hit a pedestrian while headed north on 3rd Avenue as the man crossed east to west on East 28th Street. City records identify the person killed as a 49-year-old male pedestrian and list driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Paramedics took the man to Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was continuing.
The crash happened on a heavily traveled Third Avenue corridor
The fatal crash was recorded at 3rd Avenue and East 28th Street in Manhattan's 10016 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC location context identifies 3rd Avenue in Manhattan as a corridor with 2,262 crashes, 1,314 injuries, 109 serious injuries and 10 deaths since 2022.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene
amNY reported that paramedics took the pedestrian to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the bus driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was ongoing.