Two Honda passengers killed in Bronx intersection collision
Police said a Honda Accord driver and a Toyota Highlander driver collided at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway, where the official record lists two passengers killed and two motorists injured.
What We Know
At about 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024, police said a Honda Accord driver traveling on Park Avenue and a Toyota Highlander driver on Claremont Parkway collided in the Bronx. The official record places the crash at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway at 9:32 p.m. and lists two sedan passengers killed and two motorists injured. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the dead men died at St. Barnabas Hospital and that two other Honda occupants were seriously injured but stable. Sources differ on some details: the official record lists the Honda with five occupants and the SUV driver traveling west, while the article reported four men in the Honda and the Toyota driver going east. Police had made no arrests as of Oct. 13 and said the investigation continued.
Drivers collided at a Bronx intersection
The crash was recorded at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx at 9:32 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024. The official record lists two motorists killed and two injured, with no pedestrians or cyclists reported injured or killed.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that the victims were riding in a Honda Accord when its driver and a Toyota Highlander driver collided at about 9:30 p.m. Police said the two men died at St. Barnabas Hospital.
The people in the Honda were the only reported casualties
The official record identifies the two people killed as male sedan passengers, ages 32 and 24. The Daily News reported that police described the dead men as ages 24 and 25, so the sources disagree on one victim’s age.
The article reported that two other men in the Honda, ages 27 and 30, were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in serious but stable condition. Police told the Daily News that the Toyota’s occupants were not hurt.
Records and police accounts differ on some vehicle details
The official record lists a 2023 Honda sedan traveling north and a 2018 Toyota SUV traveling west, both going straight ahead before impact. The Daily News identified the vehicles as a Honda Accord and a Toyota Highlander, and reported that the Toyota driver was going east on Claremont Parkway.
The official vehicle entry lists five occupants in the Honda, while the article reported four men in the car. An NYPD spokeswoman told the Daily News she could not say which of the men was driving the Honda.
Investigators had not announced an arrest
The official vehicle record associated the Honda sedan with traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported the next morning that police had made no arrests and were still investigating what happened.
Where
Park Ave & Claremont Pkwy, Bronx