Driver Fatally Hits Hospital Cleaner Inza Fofana in Bronx
A 48-year-old man driving a 2019 Ford Transit van hit Inza Fofana, a 52-year-old Lincoln Hospital cleaner, near E. 149th St. and Morris Ave., where city records list a pedestrian death at 3:16 p.m.
What We Know
Inza Fofana, a 52-year-old pedestrian, was killed near E. 149th St. and Morris Ave. in the Bronx on April 2, 2025. Police told the Daily News that a 48-year-old man driving a 2019 Ford Transit van hit Fofana as the driver turned left onto Morris Ave. after Fofana had left work at Lincoln Hospital. City crash data records the fatal collision at 3:16 p.m. and lists Fofana as a pedestrian outside an intersection. The official vehicle entries list three SUV-type vehicles, while the Daily News articles describe a Ford Transit van and report that Fofana's family was told three drivers were involved. Police said the driver stayed at the scene, no immediate charges were filed, and the investigation was ongoing.
Police described a turning driver and a pedestrian crossing after work
City crash data records the fatal crash at 3:16 p.m. and lists the person killed as a 52-year-old male pedestrian who was outside an intersection.
The crash happened by Lincoln Hospital in Mott Haven
The official record places the crash at E. 149th St. and Morris Ave. in the Bronx. The Daily News identified the area as Mott Haven and reported that Fofana had just finished his shift at Lincoln Hospital before crossing the street to buy socks.
Fofana's sister-in-law told the Daily News the intersection is big and busy, and she called for a crossing guard so pedestrians could cross safely.
Fofana's family described the loss of a gentle hospital worker
Relatives told the Daily News that Fofana lived in Harlem, immigrated to New York from Ivory Coast, and worked as a cleaner at Lincoln Hospital. His wife became worried when he did not return home by his usual time, and relatives were headed to a police station to report him missing when they came upon the crash scene.
Family members said Fofana had been fasting that day and had crossed the street to buy socks after work. His sister-in-law Nanssira Cisse remembered him as shy, gentle, kind, and difficult for the family to lose.
Records and press accounts describe the vehicles differently
The detailed city vehicle records list three station wagon/SUV-type vehicles: a 2019 Ford traveling west, a 2023 Toyota stopped in traffic, and a 2022 Lexus stopped in traffic. The Daily News articles, citing police, describe a 2019 Ford Transit van driven by a 48-year-old man.
The Daily News also reported that Fofana's family was told by police that three drivers were eventually involved. That detail is not described in the same way in the public city crash data.
Medics brought Fofana back to the hospital where he worked
EMS transported Fofana to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition, and he later died there. Police told the Daily News the driver stayed at the scene, no arrest had been made, and the investigation was ongoing.
Diabate Mamadou, Fofana's brother-in-law, told the Daily News that too many people were losing their lives in crashes and called for more safety in New York City.