Motorcyclist dies after crash near Classon and Atlantic avenues.
A 30-year-old man riding a motorcycle died after police said he collided with the rear of a parked, unoccupied dump truck at Classon and Atlantic avenues in Brooklyn; city records place the crash at 3:27 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2025.
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What We Know
Police told News 12 that the man collided with the rear of a parked, unoccupied dump truck near 580 Classon Avenue. The city record places the crash at Classon and Atlantic avenues at 3:27 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2025; News 12 reported that EMS took him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police described a collision with a parked truck.
Police told News 12 that the man was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he collided with the rear of a parked, unoccupied dump truck. The city record lists a 2000 motorcycle and a 2013 dump truck; Patch identified the truck as a Ford.
The crash happened near Classon Avenue.
The city crash record places the crash at Classon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. News 12 described it as near 580 Classon Avenue, in Clinton Hill.
The rider was taken to Kings County Hospital.
News 12 reported that EMS took the man to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead. Patch reported the next day that no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing.