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Sanitation worker killed by impatient hit and run driver

A motorist fatally hit a pedestrian in Brooklyn, NY and took off on foot last Saturday morning around 8:00 am. The pedestrian was 52 year old Angel Aguilar-Duran, a private sanitation worker on the job. At the time of the accident, Angel was standing  in the street, guiding the driver…

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Deadly ambulance accident in Brooklyn, NYC

An elderly woman died and 8 other people were injured after a car T-boned an ambulance in New York City. The accident took place last Sunday afternoon around 3:00 pm in Flatlands, Brooklyn, NYC. An Hatzola ambulance was transporting a 95 year old woman who suffered a cardiac arrest  to…

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Pedestrian fatally struck by backhoe in East New York

A New York City pedestrian crossing the street was killed by a backhoe on Friday afternoon. 61 year old Estelle Davis was walking in a crosswalk near New Lots and Van Sinderen Avenues. She was looking down at her phone when a backhoe that was doing work nearby struck her. …

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6 year old dies in NYC School bus accident

A 6 year old pedestrian was fatally struck by a school bus in New York City. The accident took place on Wednesday morning near the intersection of South Fifth Street and Hooper Street in Williamsburg. 6 year old Shimon Fried was on his way to school with his older brother. …

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Two fatal e-bike accidents in New York City since the year started

Two e-bike riders died in NYC accidents  during which they lost control of their bike while no other vehicles were involved since the beginning of this year. Another similar accident occurred around Christmas (see previous blog). On Thursday January 6th around 2:45 pm, 26 year old Cheng Wang was riding…

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Another cyclist death on Third Avenue in Brooklyn, NYC

A e-bicyclist died in an accident in New York City a little bit after midnight on Christmas. The accident occurred in a very dangerous area of sunset park in Brooklyn where several people were previously killed in traffic accidents. 33 year old Alejandro Santos  was riding a e-bike on Third…

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Two essential workers killed in reckless hit and run car accident in Brooklyn, NYC

Two women car pooling to work were killed after their car was T-boned by a speeding driver who blew a red light in East New York. The fatal car accident took place at the intersection of Flatlands Ave and Pennsylvania Av. Sandra Liberice and Nerlye Sainvil were car pooling together…

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Reckless hit and run driver kills pedestrian in Brooklyn, NYC

A pedestrian was killed by a reckless driver in Brooklyn last week. The 53 year old woman was crossing the street in the crosswalk at the intersection of Glenwood Road and 55th Street when she was struck by a car driven by 22 year old Michael Rajpaul. Rajpaul was chased…

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22 year old cyclist dies from his injuries one week after being struck by a car in East New York

A New York cyclist who was struck by a car died from his injuries one week after the accident occurred. On Saturday November 7th around 1:00 am , Juan Tiu-Caxaj was riding his bicycle on Autumn Avenue. As he crossed Fulton Street he collided with a car heading westbound on…

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Woman fatally killed in tractor trailer truck accident in East New York

A female panhandler was fatally struck by a tractor trailer in New York City yesterday. The accident occurred at the intersection of Linden Boulevard and Fountain Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, NYC. The 40 year old woman was a local character. Her first name was Dona but local residents…

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