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Motorcycle rider killed in Woodside box truck crash

Police said a 57-year-old box truck driver turned from Roosevelt Avenue onto 64th Street in Woodside before a 25-year-old motorcycle rider hit the passenger side and died at the scene.

Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.

1fatality
July 2, 2026date
7:45 a.m.time

What We Know

Police said the motorcycle rider and a 57-year-old box truck driver were both traveling west on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside around 7:45 a.m. when the driver turned right onto 64th Street. The rider hit the passenger side of the turning truck, was thrown from his Kawasaki motorcycle, and died at the scene. The Daily News reported that video showed the driver first moving left toward the middle of Roosevelt Avenue before cutting right for the turn; police were also investigating whether the rider had been traveling between lanes. The driver remained at the scene, and police said no arrests had been made.

A morning turn on Roosevelt Avenue ended in a fatal crash

Police told the Daily News that the 25-year-old motorcycle rider and the 57-year-old box truck driver were both heading west on Roosevelt Avenue around 7:45 a.m. The driver made a right turn onto 64th Street, and the rider hit the passenger side of the turning truck.

The impact threw the rider from his Kawasaki motorcycle. Police said he died at the scene.

The crash happened at Roosevelt Avenue and 64th Street in Woodside

The Daily News placed the crash on Roosevelt Avenue at 64th Street in Woodside, a busy Queens corridor. The reported account said both road users were traveling west on Roosevelt Avenue before the driver turned onto 64th Street.

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Police were reviewing the turn and the rider's lane position

The Daily News said video it obtained showed the driver moving left toward the middle of Roosevelt Avenue before cutting right to make the sharp turn onto 64th Street. A police source told the paper investigators were also looking at whether the motorcycle rider had been traveling between lanes at the time of the crash.

Press Articles

  1. Motorcyclist killed in Queens in crash with turning box truck
    NY Daily News · July 2, 2026 · lead_source
  2. Motorcyclist killed after colliding with box truck making a turn in Woodside: NYPD
    QNS · July 2, 2026 · context
  3. Elmhurst motorcyclist killed after colliding with box truck making a turn off Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside: NYPD
    QNS · July 2, 2026 · context
  4. Motorcyclist killed in Queens crash with box truck was construction worker, dad of 3
    NY Daily News · July 12, 2026 · context

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