Fatal crash

Bus driver fails to yield, kills 83-year-old

A westbound bus driver blew through 86th and Columbus and hit an 83-year-old man in the crosswalk after midnight. Police recorded the driver’s failure to yield. The man had internal injuries and died.

1fatality
October 23, 2025date
12:36 a.m.time

What We Know

An 83-year-old man was crossing West 86th Street in a marked crosswalk at Columbus Avenue just after 12:30 a.m. when the driver of a westbound bus hit him. According to the police report, officers recorded failure to yield right-of-way. The pedestrian had internal injuries, was unconscious at the scene, and was later listed as killed in the crash.

People

  • Pedestrian killed

    Age 83; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Crossing; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Bus

    Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way

  • Bus

    Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way

Where

W 86th St & Columbus Ave, Manhattan

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