Police seek tractor-trailer driver after Bronx pedestrian death
The city recorded one pedestrian killed at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street on May 2, 2026, and police told news outlets a tractor-trailer driver fled after hitting the 40-year-old man.
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What We Know
A 40-year-old man died after a May 2, 2026 crash at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street in Mott Haven. The city record places the crash at 7:28 p.m.; news accounts reported times ranging from about 7 p.m. to just after 8:30 p.m. Police told reporters that a tractor-trailer driver hit the man while he was crossing, then left the scene. A 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V taxi also hit him and stayed for police. Emergency workers took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. Police reported no arrests as the investigation continued.
Police described two drivers in the fatal sequence
The official crash record lists one pedestrian, a 40-year-old man, killed at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street at 7:28 p.m. on May 2, 2026. Police told multiple outlets that a tractor-trailer driver hit the man while he was crossing and left the scene.
Reporters cited police saying a second driver, a 61-year-old man in a 2015 Honda CR-V taxi, also hit the pedestrian and remained at the scene. Emergency workers took the pedestrian to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The crash happened at a major Mott Haven crossing
The crash was recorded at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street in Mott Haven. News accounts consistently placed the fatal collision at or near that intersection, though they differed on the reported time, ranging from about 7 p.m. to just after 8:30 p.m.
Reports differed on the second driver’s vehicle description
The city crash record lists a station wagon or sport utility vehicle, and press accounts identified the second vehicle as a 2015 Honda CR-V. Several outlets described it as a taxi, while amNewYork described it as a Honda CR-V and did not call it a taxi in its account. Police were reported to be searching for the tractor-trailer driver.
The investigation remained open
Police said the Honda CR-V driver stayed at the scene. The tractor-trailer driver had not been located in the immediate aftermath, and outlets reported that police had made no arrests as the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued investigating.