24-year-old rider dies in Major Deegan crash
After work
Shah Ahsan Ardi, 24, died after a guardrail collision while riding north on the Major Deegan Expressway at about 4:20 a.m., News 12 reported; October 3, 2026, is inferred from its Saturday report published that day.
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.
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What We Know
News 12 reported that investigators said Shah Ahsan Ardi, 24, lost control while riding north and struck a guardrail; ABC7 described the sequence as a failure to navigate the roadway followed by a guardrail impact. News 12 said the impact threw him onto the expressway, and both outlets reported he was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash time was reported as about 4:20 a.m. Its date, October 3, 2026, is inferred from News 12's Saturday-morning account published that day. Reports place it near either the Macombs Dam Bridge or Exit 5 in Highbridge.
Reports describe the crash sequence
News 12 reported investigators said Ardi lost control while riding northbound and struck a guardrail. ABC7 reported investigators said he failed to navigate the roadway before striking a guardrail. News 12 said the impact threw him from the motorcycle onto the expressway; ABC7 said the impact ejected him. News 12 said paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, and ABC7 also reported he was pronounced dead there.
Reports put the crash at about 4:20 a.m. October 3, 2026, is inferred from News 12's account of a Saturday-morning crash published that day.
Reports differ on the precise location
The reports place the crash on the northbound Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. News 12 located it near the Macombs Dam Bridge, and the Daily News said Ardi was approaching the bridge; ABC7 instead placed it near Exit 5 in Highbridge. The reports do not establish one precise point.
Ardi lived and worked in the Bronx
News 12 identified Ardi as 24 and from Wakefield. The Daily News also placed him in Wakefield and reported he was an IT engineer heading home from work, citing a social media post from a Muslim American group.
News reports describe the vehicle differently
News 12 and the Daily News called it a motorcycle; ABC7 described it as a two-wheeled vehicle and called Ardi its driver. The Daily News reported, citing police, that it was a 2024 Kawasaki Ninja 500.
Police investigated as lanes reopened
News 12 reported that all northbound lanes near the bridge were closed for about four hours during the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad's investigation and reopened around 9 a.m. ABC7 also reported that the squad was investigating and that no arrests had been made.