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Bus Driver Involved In Queens Hit-and-Run Fatality Found

The 56-year-old driver of a the Skyliner charter bus that allegedly struck and killed a woman in Flushing, Queens, then fled, was found in Connecticut, police said. The accident happened on Thursday evening at the intersection of Main Street and Kissena Boulevard.   Aglaia Gounaris, 84, was crossing mid-block when she was hit by the

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Elderly Woman Killed By Car Crash In Upper West Side

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a driver in the Upper West Side on Saturday, officials said. The 86-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was struck at West End Avenue and West 64th Street.   She was traveling east across West End Avenue when the driver of a 2002 Toyota Camry struck her

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S.I. Woman Killed In Single-Car Crash In Brooklyn

A woman was killed and four others were injured in a single-car crash in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, officials said. The driver faces several charges. The accident happened at the 65th Street ramp on the Belt Parkway.   Wiktoria Filc, 19, of Staten Island, was in the front-seat passenger of the car when the driver,

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Woman Fatally Struck By Dump Truck In Hunts Point

A woman was struck and killed by a commercial dump truck in the South Bronx last week. Floria Burton, 55, was crossing the street at Bryant and Seneca Avenues near her home around 8:30 a.m. She was pushing a laundry cart when the truck hit her, officials said.   Burton was rushed to Lincoln Hospital

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88-Year-Old Woman Fatally Struck By Cab In UWS

An elderly woman was struck and killed by a taxi cab in the Upper West Side on Sunday morning, according to reports. The incident happened at West 109th Street and Columbus Avenue at 12:49 a.m.   Luisa Rosario, 88, who lived on West 110th Street, was attempting to cross the street at 109th Street when

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Woman Struck By Queens Bus Pronounced Dead

The name of the woman who was struck and killed by a turning Q23 Queens bus on Sunday morning has been revealed, according to reports. Her name was Leyla Enukashvili, 69.   Enukashvili was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in critical condition, but was later pronounced dead from her injuries.   The identity of

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Hit-and-Run MTA Bus Fatally Strikes Woman In Brooklyn

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus fatally struck a woman as she was crossing the street in Brooklyn on Tuesday morning, according to various reports. Carol Bell, 70, was crossing the street with her walker at Fulton Street near Sackman Street in Ocean Hill when a B15 bus, made a left-turn and hit her head-on.

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Car Accident Leaves 2 Critically Injured In Queens

A car struck two pedestrians in Queens Village on Tuesday night, fire officials said. The two men were hit near the intersection of Hempstead Avenue and 98th Avenue.   The victims, who were not immediately identified, were rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where they were listed in critical condition. The condition of the driver

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Midtown Building Ceiling Collapse Kills 1, Seriously Injures Another

A ceiling collapse in a midtown Manhattan building has killed one construction worker and seriously injured another on Friday morning, multiple sources reported. The eight-story building at 25 West 38th Street was undergoing demolition, fire officials said.   Pedro Bacilio, 26, was the victim who was killed in the incident. The injured worker, who has

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