Car Accidents

A 20-year-old cyclist was critically injured after a Honda Civic struck the victim at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street in Park Slope, officials said. The cyclist drove into oncoming traffic when the crash happened, police said.   The cyclist was taken to New York Methodist hospital where he or she is in serious, but stable […]

An 80-year-old man was seriously injured after his SUV backed into him on the Cross Bronx Expressway, officials said.   The victim, whose identity has not been released, had pulled over onto the shoulder of the highway near Jerome Avenue because he had run out of gas, police said. He was unaware that his car

A driver and four pedestrians were injured after a scaffolding collapsed on them from a taxi car crash in Harlem, officials said. Two were in serious condition, according to officials.   The driver, whose identity hasn’t been released, lost control of his car, officials said. He struck the scaffolding in front of a building at

Zachary Dunn, 18, of Yonkers was killed after a hit-and-run accident on the Saw Mill Parkway near the McLean Avenue bridge, officials said.   Officials later arrested Junior Silverio-Ventura, 19, who they have charged with felony for leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident.   Dunn’s car had a flat tire and he

Armando Mino, 43, surrendered to the police after he fled the scene of a car accident that seriously injured a 6-year-old boy, police said. Mino allegedly struck the boy while he was crossing Fort Hamilton Parkway at 41st Street with his father and younger brother.   Luis Amen-Dano sustained serious injuries from the crash. The

A man was struck by two cars, one fatally, after he was crossing the street at Bronxdale Avenue and Barnes Avenue in Morris Park, Bronx, officials said. One of the drivers fled the scene.   The victim, whose name has not been released, was crossing the street when a light-colored van struck him on Brookdale

Gen Zhan, 81, of Kips Bay, was struck by an ambulance at the intersection of 14th Street and Second Avenue, officials said.   He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead from his injuries, police said.   A 22-year-old man was driving the ambulance when he made a left-turn

A motorcyclist was killed after he collided with a white Chrysler in the Bronx, officials said. The 48-year-old man was traveling eastbound on the Bruckner Expressway when he collided with a car going in the same direction, police said.   The motorcyclist, whose identity was not released, lost control of his bike and hit the

Five kayakers were injured after after a ferry struck them on the Hudson River, officials said.   The kayakers, led by a Manhattan Kayak staffer, were traveling in a group of 11 when a NY Waterway ferry pulled out of Pier 79 near 12th Avenue and 39th Street and struck the group. The ferry’s captain

A bicyclist was critically injured after he crashed into an open door, launched off his bike onto the street and was struck by another car in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, officials said.   The 33-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was riding along Graham Avenue near Scholes Street when he slammed into a open door