Driver flees after pedestrian is killed on Bruckner Boulevard
Police said a tractor-trailer driver fled after hitting a 40-year-old man near Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street, where the official record lists one pedestrian killed at 7:28 p.m.
What We Know
City records place the fatal crash at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street at 7:28 p.m. on May 2, 2026, with one pedestrian killed. Police accounts published by news outlets said a tractor-trailer driver traveling north hit the 40-year-old man as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard, and a 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V then hit him while he was on the ground. The Honda driver remained at the scene, while police said the tractor-trailer driver fled. Reports differed on timing, with several citing about 7:30 p.m. and others about 8:30 p.m.; city records list 7:28 p.m. They also differed on how to describe the Honda, calling it a taxi cab, taxi, or SUV.
Police described two impacts and a fleeing driver
News reports citing police said a tractor-trailer driver traveling north hit the 40-year-old man as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard. Police said the man fell to the pavement and a 61-year-old driver in a 2015 Honda CR-V, traveling in the same direction, then hit him while he was on the ground.
The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street at 7:28 p.m. on May 2, 2026. Several news reports placed the crash at about 7:30 p.m., while the Daily News and ABC7 cited about 8:30 p.m.
A Mott Haven crossing on Bruckner Boulevard
The crash happened at or near Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street in Mott Haven. The Daily News described the location as a busy Bronx street, and Gothamist said the man was walking across Bruckner Boulevard from east to west near East 138th Street.
The official person record lists the pedestrian as crossing with no signal or crosswalk, and the Post and Gothamist reported, citing police, that he was outside a marked crosswalk.
The man died at Lincoln Hospital
The pedestrian was a 40-year-old man. EMS took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police accounts in multiple reports.
The 61-year-old Honda driver stayed at the scene and waited for authorities, according to amNY, the Daily News, ABC7 and Gothamist.
Reports differed on the Honda, while city data listed an SUV
The official crash record lists a 2015 Honda station wagon or sport utility vehicle traveling north with two occupants. News reports also described a 2015 Honda CR-V, but differed in public descriptions: the Daily News and ABC7 called it a taxi cab, Gothamist called it a Honda CR-V taxi, and the Post called it an SUV.
Police accounts in the articles said the first driver was operating a tractor-trailer or truck and continued away from the scene. The official vehicle records provided for the crash do not name a tractor-trailer type.
Police sought the driver who left
Police said the tractor-trailer driver had not been located and that no arrests had been made in the immediate aftermath. The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating, according to amNY.
amNY reported that police asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.