School-Bus Driver Kills Cyclist in Borough Park Right Turn
A school-bus driver making a right turn hit and killed a 44-year-old bicyclist at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 41st Street in Borough Park, where witnesses told the Daily News the bus was carrying young yeshiva students.
What We Know
At about 3:13 p.m. on September 21, 2023, a driver in a bus was making a right turn at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 41st Street in Borough Park as a 44-year-old man rode a bike straight ahead, according to the city crash record. The bicyclist was killed. The Daily News reported that the driver was operating a yellow yeshiva school bus carrying young girls and waited for police after the crash. Accounts disagree on the exact street movement: the city record lists both the bus and bicycle traveling south, while the Daily News article describes a right turn involving Fort Hamilton Parkway and 41st Street but uses conflicting wording about which street the driver turned onto.
A right turn and a bicyclist going straight
The city crash record says the crash happened at 3:13 p.m. on September 21, 2023, at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 41st Street in Brooklyn. It lists a driver in a bus making a right turn and a bicyclist traveling straight ahead; the bicyclist, a 44-year-old man, was killed.
The Daily News reported that the driver was operating a yellow school bus for a local yeshiva and that witnesses described emergency responders giving the bicyclist chest compressions at the scene. The article said the driver waited for police to arrive.
Fort Hamilton Parkway at 41st Street
The crash was recorded at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 41st Street in Brooklyn’s 11218 ZIP code. The Daily News placed the intersection in Borough Park and reported that the bus was transporting children from a local yeshiva.
The people involved
The city record identifies the bicyclist as a 44-year-old man. The Daily News article also described him as 44 in its police account, though its opening line referred to a 43-year-old bicyclist.
The city record lists the bus driver as a licensed male New York driver. The Daily News quoted a witness who said the driver was distraught after the crash and said he did not see anyone while turning.
The city record lists 19 occupants in the bus. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the bus was carrying 20 girls under age 5.
No immediate charges were reported
The Daily News reported on the evening of the crash that the driver did not immediately face charges and that police were still working to notify the bicyclist’s family.