Q85 Bus Driver and Bike Rider Collide in Rosedale, Killing Rider
A 35-year-old bike rider was killed at 128th Avenue and 238th Street in Queens when he and a southbound MTA Q85 bus driver collided Saturday morning, according to city records and police accounts reported by local news outlets.
What We Know
Police and city crash records place the fatal collision at 128th Avenue and 238th Street in Queens at about 10:39 a.m. on May 28, 2022. The official record lists a 35-year-old male bicyclist killed in a crash involving a bus traveling south and a bike traveling east. Press accounts identified the bus as an MTA Q85 and described the rider’s bike as motorized or gasoline-powered. The New York Post reported that the bus driver remained at the scene. The Daily News reported witness accounts that a van partially blocked the rider’s view and that the rider died at the scene, while MTA leadership said the agency was cooperating with an NYPD Collision Investigation Squad review.
The crash at 128th Avenue and 238th Street
City records say the crash happened at 10:39 a.m. on May 28, 2022, at 128th Avenue and 238th Street in Queens. The official record lists one person killed: a 35-year-old male bicyclist. No other injuries were recorded.
The official vehicle records list a bus traveling south and a bike traveling east, with both operators going straight before the crash. News reports identified the bus as an MTA Q85 and described the rider’s bike as motorized or gasoline-powered.
A Rosedale corner near the Belt Parkway
The Daily News placed the crash at the corner of 128th Avenue and 238th Street near the Belt Parkway in Rosedale. The official record places the collision in Queens, ZIP code 11422.
A neighborhood resident told the Daily News that the stretch of 238th Street runs downhill and that vehicles tend to pick up speed there.
Witness accounts pointed to a blocked view
The Daily News reported an eyewitness account that a van partially blocked the rider’s view as he tried to cross the intersection. The witness said the bus was coming down 238th Street while the bike rider was trying to come across.
Those accounts were not presented as final findings. The New York Post reported that police said the matter was under investigation, and the Daily News quoted Acting MTA President Frank Anicarro saying the agency was cooperating with the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad.
The driver stayed as investigators began reviewing the crash
The New York Post reported that the bus driver remained at the scene. The Daily News reported that MTA leadership called the death a tragic accident and said the agency was cooperating with investigators.
Neighbors told the Daily News the rider was a local man often seen biking in the area, and several described the crash and its immediate impact on the community.