MTA Bus Driver Fatally Hits 79-Year-Old in East Flatbush
A 79-year-old woman crossing near Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road was killed after an MTA bus driver made a left turn in East Flatbush, police told local news outlets.
What We Know
A 79-year-old woman was killed on Oct. 13, 2022, near Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road in East Flatbush. The official crash record says she was a pedestrian crossing with the signal when the driver of a northbound bus was making a left turn. Police accounts published by local news outlets said the MTA bus driver turned from Flatbush Avenue onto Glenwood Road and hit her around 6:20 p.m. Medics took her to Kings County Hospital, where she died. The driver remained at the scene.
The crash happened during a left turn
The crash was recorded at 6:19 p.m. on Oct. 13, 2022, at Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road. The official record says the woman, 79, was crossing with the signal when the driver of a northbound bus was making a left turn.
Police told the Daily News and BK Reader that the MTA bus driver turned from Flatbush Avenue onto Glenwood Road and hit the pedestrian around 6:20 p.m. The official record and the news accounts agree that one pedestrian was killed.
Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road
The official crash record places the fatal crash at Flatbush Avenue and Glenwood Road in Brooklyn. News reports described the location as East Flatbush, with the woman crossing Glenwood Road near Flatbush Avenue.
The woman died at Kings County Hospital
Medics rushed the 79-year-old woman to Kings County Hospital, but she could not be saved, the Daily News reported. Police had not immediately released her name while they worked to notify her family.
The driver stayed at the scene
The Daily News reported that the bus driver remained at the scene after the crash.