A young woman was killed when she was hit first by a hit-and-run driver and then by an MTA bus yesterday on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
The unidentified victim, who according to police was in her 20s, was crossing Third Ave. and E. 96th St. on the border of East Harlem and the Upper East Side at about 6:15 p.m. Thursday, according to police.
A black ‘racing’ sedan crashed into her as she crossed the driveway, a witness said Daily News. “You could feel the impact, it was strong,” said Melissa Rivera, who works at that block.
The impact of the crash caused the woman’s body to be thrown against a BxM1 bus, which also hit her.
The sedan driver escaped, but the bus driver remained at the crash site. “The car got away quickly. This is nothing new in New York,” Rivera added.
Doctors took the victim to Mount Sinai Morningside, but were unable to save her. Police subsequently continued to investigate and search for the driver of the sedan. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Even through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by SMS to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In a similar case last week A Yonkers (NY) police sergeant has died after his vehicle was involved in a multiple crash involving a municipal bus.
This year has been a disaster on New York asphalt in all five boroughs. From January 1 to July 31, about 150 people died in road accidents, according to the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT). In particular there is a 129% increase in hit and run accidents.
In addition to gun violence traffic accidents are another major challenge for Mayor Eric Adams. This in spite of “Vision Zero” (Vision Zero), road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, with the goal of zero deaths by 2024.
New York City had already experienced in April a 35% increase in traffic accidents, alerted the NYPD. At the end of that month there was a tragic streak in the media one person killed to be run over every day.
