Recent severe crashes

1. Drivers kill pedestrian on Bruckner; one flees 2026-05-02T19:28:00+00:00
   BRUCKNER BLVD
   Police said a tractor-trailer driver and a 61-year-old Honda CR-V driver hit and killed a 40-year-old man crossing Bruckner Boulevard; the truck driver fled.
   Official crash records list one pedestrian death at Bruckner Boulevard and East 138th Street around half past 7 p.m. on May 2, 2026, involving a station wagon or SUV. Police accounts said a tractor-trailer driver hit the 40-year-old man as he crossed Bruckner Boulevard and left the scene, and a 61-year-old Honda CR-V driver then hit him and stayed. The official person record says the pedestrian was not at an intersection and was crossing without a signal or crosswalk; EMS took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Reports differed on whether the Honda CR-V was described as a taxi or SUV, while official crash records list it as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle.
2. Hit-and-run SUV driver kills pedestrian in Bronx NYCHA lot 2026-02-08T02:24:00+00:00
   645 WESTCHESTER AVE
   A hit-and-run SUV driver killed a 27-year-old pedestrian around half past 2 AM near 645 Westchester Ave, where official crash records cite driver inattention.
   Official crash records say a driver in a 2011 Nissan SUV was backing westbound around half past 2 AM on Feb. 8, 2026, near 645 Westchester Ave in the Bronx; a 27-year-old pedestrian was killed. The records list driver inattention/distraction and right-front-quarter-panel damage. News reports described the site as within or near the St. Mary's Park Houses complex and said police were seeking the SUV driver after the crash; reports differed on whether the SUV was gray or black.
3. School-bus driver turns, crush injuries 2026-06-08T15:53:00+00:00
   E 135 ST
   A school-bus driver making a right turn on E 135th Street left a 65-year-old man with crush injuries and a back injury. Another driver in an SUV was also in the crash.
   According to the police report, at 3:53 p.m. on June 8, 2026, a school-bus driver making a right turn on E 135th Street collided with a driver going straight in an SUV. A 65-year-old man listed as “riding/hanging on outside” was injured, with crush injuries and a back injury. The report lists other occupants; it does not describe their injuries. A bus was involved.
4. Driver hits cyclist at 5 a.m. 2026-05-28T05:01:00+00:00
   E 156 ST
   A driver in a sedan hit a 29-year-old cyclist on E 156th Street before dawn. The rider was ejected and left unconscious with a head injury.
   According to the police report, a 44-year-old man driving a 2023 Kia sedan was going straight east on E 156th Street around 5:01 a.m. when he hit a 29-year-old man riding a bicycle going straight south. The cyclist was ejected, listed as unconscious, and recorded with a head injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
5. Driver hit 44-year-old cyclist in Bronx 2026-05-27T14:00:00+00:00
   335 E 152 ST
   In the afternoon on E. 152nd Street in the Bronx, a driver hit a 44-year-old cyclist. The rider suffered a crush injury to his elbow, lower arm, and hand.
   According to the police report, a collision at 335 E 152nd Street in the Bronx injured a 44-year-old male bicyclist. Police recorded crush injuries to his elbow, lower arm, and hand. The crash was reported at about 2 p.m.