Bus Driver Fatally Hits Woman at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street
A 48-year-old MTA bus driver hit a 53-year-old woman at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street in Queens, where records say she was killed and police said she was in a crosswalk without a walk signal.
What We Know
A 48-year-old MTA bus driver hit a woman at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street in Queens on Jan. 2, 2025. City records list the woman as a 53-year-old pedestrian and record the crash at 8:05 a.m.; Gothamist, citing NYPD, reported that it happened shortly after 6 a.m. and that the woman was walking southbound on 31st Street in a crosswalk without a walk signal. EMS workers took her to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police said the driver remained at the scene and that the Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
The crash was reported at a busy Queens intersection
City records place the fatal crash at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street in Queens on Jan. 2, 2025, and list a 53-year-old woman as the pedestrian who was killed.
Gothamist, citing police, reported that a 48-year-old man driving an MTA bus hit the woman as she was walking southbound on 31st Street in a crosswalk without a walk signal.
The location was identified as Ditmars-Steinway
The official record lists the crash at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Street in the 11105 ZIP code in Queens. Gothamist described the location as part of the Ditmars-Steinway neighborhood.
Records and police accounts point to the signal phase
The official record lists the pedestrian action as crossing against the signal and assigns pedestrian error or confusion as a contributing factor. The bus record also lists view obstructed or limited as a factor.
Gothamist reported that police said the woman was in the crosswalk but did not have a walk signal.
The driver stayed, and the investigation continued
Police told Gothamist that the bus driver remained at the scene. EMS workers took the woman to Elmhurst Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
The reported time differs by source
City records list the crash time as 8:05 a.m. Gothamist, citing police, reported that the incident occurred shortly after 6 a.m.