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Manhattan truck collision involving teenagers

Overview

On September 19, an excavation truck struck two teenagers riding a single electric Citi Bike in Manhattan’s East Village as the vehicle turned north onto First Avenue from westbound East 14th Street. The collision, which occurred around 9 p.m., resulted in the death of 15-year-old Daria Serkov.

A 16-year-old girl was also injured and transported to Bellevue Hospital with a leg injury; she is reported to be in stable condition. The vehicle involved was identified as a Peterbilt hydro excavation truck operated by Badger Daylighting.

The 57-year-old driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the NYPD investigation. Witnesses described the driver as appearing “distraught” following the impact.

Entities

Bellevue Hospital · New York City Police Department · NYPD · Manhattan · East Village

Claims

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Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [CRIME] 8 sources
    East Village truck collision kills 15-year-old girl

    A 15-year-old girl died and a 16-year-old was injured after a commercial truck struck two teenagers riding a single Citi Bike in Manhattan’s East Village on Friday night.

  2. 12 days ago

    [CRIME] 5 sources
    Manhattan truck crash kills one and injures two pedestrians

    A cargo truck driver killed a 77-year-old man and injured two women after mounting a sidewalk in Manhattan's Chinatown. The driver was taken into custody as police investigate the fatal crash.

Sources

epochtimes.com · europesays.com · evgrieve.com · internewscast.com · nyc.streetsblog.org · nypost.com · offthepress.com · saintmichaels.org.uk · singtaousa.com · time.news · world-today-journal.com

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