Four more bodies were found overnight in the smoldering rubble of two upper Manhattan buildings leveled by a gas explosion that injured more than 70 people and spewed debris for blocks, bringing the death toll to seven. Rescue crews brought in a backhoe and bulldozer and were digging through the debris Thursday for more buried
A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a motorist in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon. Police responded to a 911 call about a collision at Manhattan Avenue and Green Street in Greenpoint at 4:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found motorcycle rider Jorge Rios, 47, unconscious and unresponsive. Rios was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was
Oftentimes, a car crash involves more than just two vehicles. After an accident, two vehicles may obstruct the lane of traffic on which they crashed, and cars driving at high speeds may not be able to avoid being pulled into the scene of the wreck. What starts as a two-car crash may turn into a
Police say an MTA bus struck and killed a 21-year-old woman in Brooklyn early Saturday. Marisol Martinez was walking on Union Avenue in Williamsburg at around 1:30 a.m. when a bus made a turn and hit her. Martinez was declared dead after being taken to Woodhull Hospital. Police say charges haven’t been brought against the
New York residents who spend a lot of time on the road know how common car accidents are. Just by observing the roads, one gets a sense of how frequently these accidents occur; it is not uncommon to see two vehicles pulled onto the shoulder after a crash. Anyone who has ever been in a
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Sanitation Department garbage truck in Crown Heights this morning as he was attempting to cross the street. Around 9:15 Sunday morning three pedestrians were waiting to cross Carroll Street from south to north. When the signal turned green they stepped out into the street and were struck by
Accidents can happen at any type of workplace, but some New York workers have risks that others don’t. Fortunately, the state’s workers’ compensation system can help these workers or their families when something terrible happens. A New York City bus driver was killed recently when a man allegedly stole a truck and crashed it into
An MTA bus rear ended another bus on an icy road in Queens Tuesday morning, injuring more than a dozen passengers. The buses collided along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Mathias Avenue in Jamaica just after 8:45 a.m. The MTA said a Q112 with no passengers on board struck a Q111 with more than a dozen
A snow plow driver, 42-year-old Wu Wu, has been ticketed after backing over and killing a pregnant woman in Brooklyn Thursday. Once again, no criminal charges have been filed for yet another senseless negligent act of a driver on New York City streets. The plow, removing snow during the Nor’easter, backed into her and killed
Recent data reveals that out of all New York City streets, Broadway, one of the city’s most famous, has the highest number of incidents of fatal car accidents involving pedestrians. The Tri-State Transportation Campaign conducted a study of accidents from 2010 to 2012 and found that 420 pedestrians in New York City were killed during
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