Motorcyclist Dies in Bedford Park MTA Bus Collision
Andy Peralta, 32, died after a motorcycle-bus collision at 5:14 p.m. April 8, 2026, at West Mosholu Parkway South and Jerome Avenue; friends told News 12 he was an Uber Eats delivery driver between orders.
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What We Know
Andy Peralta, 32, died after a motorcycle-bus collision at West Mosholu Parkway South and Jerome Avenue in Bedford Park on April 8, 2026. The city crash record lists a motorcycle and a bus and records one motorist death at 5:14 p.m. Police told reporters that Peralta turned from Jerome Avenue onto West Mosholu Parkway South, where a 30-year-old MTA bus driver was traveling east on the Bx28 route. Reports identify Peralta as a delivery worker; friends told News 12 he was between Uber Eats orders. News 12 and the Daily News reported that officers had tried to stop him minutes earlier, while Norwood News noted that a direct link to a police chase was not confirmed in its initial account. Peralta's family later called for a full review of the NYPD's role.
A Bedford Park corner beside major transit landmarks
The collision was recorded at West Mosholu Parkway South and Jerome Avenue in Bedford Park. amNY described the location as by the elevated Mosholu Parkway 4 train station, and Norwood News placed it near Tracey Towers.
Police described an eastbound bus driver and a turn from Jerome Avenue
Police told reporters that a 30-year-old MTA bus driver was traveling east on West Mosholu Parkway South on the Bx28 route as Peralta came from Jerome Avenue and turned west onto West Mosholu Parkway South; police said the collision occurred at the front driver-side corner of the bus.
EMS took Peralta to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died. Reports said about 20 passengers were aboard the bus and did not report injuries, and the bus driver remained at the scene.
Reports differed on the final maneuver
The city crash record lists a motorcycle and a bus and records Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor. Press accounts differed on the final approach: an early Daily News report described a U-turn on Jerome Avenue, while amNY and Norwood News reported that police described a left turn from northbound Jerome Avenue onto West Mosholu Parkway South.
Questions about police activity followed the crash
News 12 reported that police said officers had tried to stop Peralta near East 205th Street and Jerome Avenue minutes before the fatal collision, and the Daily News reported that an NYPD spokesman could not say whether he was being actively pursued. Norwood News later reported that the NYPD Force Investigation Division was investigating and that there had been no arrests.
Peralta's family later questioned whether police activity was fully reflected in the case record. Their attorney said video appeared to show a police car trailing Peralta, and his mother described the family as “destroyed” while calling for a full review.
Peralta was working as a delivery driver, friends said
Friends identified the rider as Andy Peralta and told News 12 he was working as an Uber Eats delivery driver and was between orders when the incident began. The Daily News reported that Peralta had been making deliveries for more than five years after his mother helped him purchase the scooter.
Family members of the bus driver told News 12 that she was shaken but trying to stay strong after the crash.