Tag: death

One dead, several injured in Kosciuszko Bridge pileup crash

Kosciuszko bridge

Nov. 21, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A 75-year-old man was killed, and several people — including a 9-year-old girl — were injured in a massive pile-up crash on the Kosciuszko Bridge on Thursday morning, per police.  Traffic was flowing on the rain-slicked Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge at 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 21, authorities…

FDNY pickup truck driver kills cyclist in Park Slope

park slope crash

Oct. 31, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen An FDNY pickup truck driver hit and killed a 24-year-old cyclist in Park Slope on Wednesday night. The cyclist, Bronx resident Victor Hidalgo, was riding east on Sackett Street when the driver struck him at the intersection of 4th Avenue. Per the FDNY, the driver was responding to…

E-bike battery fire kills 69-year-old man, injures two others in Brooklyn

lithium-ion battery fire in Brighton Beach

Oct. 16, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell An exploding lithium-ion battery sparked a fire that killed one person and injured two others in Brighton Beach on Wednesday morning, according to the FDNY.  The battery was charging inside a bedroom in a second-floor apartment at 3110 Brighton 3rd St. at about 3:30 a.m,…