MTA bus driver killed pedestrian at Gramercy intersection
A 41-year-old man driving an MTA bus hit a 49-year-old pedestrian at Third Avenue and East 28th Street in Manhattan on June 16, 2025; paramedics took the pedestrian to Bellevue, where he died, according to police and city records.
What We Know
A 41-year-old man driving an MTA bus hit a 49-year-old male pedestrian at Third Avenue and East 28th Street in Manhattan on the morning of June 16, 2025. City records place the crash at 5:28 a.m.; amNewYork, citing NYPD, reported that police responded to a 911 call at 5:33 a.m. and that the driver was traveling north on Third Avenue as the pedestrian crossed East 28th Street from east to west. Paramedics took the pedestrian to Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene, and no arrests had been made as the investigation continued. The official vehicle record lists driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor.
The crash happened before sunrise on Third Avenue
City records place the crash at 5:28 a.m. on June 16, 2025, at 3 Avenue and East 28 Street in Manhattan. The official record says one pedestrian, a 49-year-old man, was killed and no one else was reported injured.
amNewYork, citing NYPD, reported that police responded at 5:33 a.m. to a 911 call in Gramercy and learned that a 41-year-old man operating an MTA bus had hit the pedestrian while driving north on Third Avenue as the pedestrian crossed East 28th Street from east to west.
The pedestrian died at Bellevue
Paramedics took the pedestrian to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead, amNewYork reported. The official record identifies him as a 49-year-old male pedestrian.
The driver stayed at the scene
amNewYork reported that the bus driver remained at the scene after the crash. The outlet also reported that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.
A Gramercy intersection
The crash was recorded at Third Avenue and East 28th Street in Manhattan’s 10016 ZIP code. amNewYork described the location as an intersection in Gramercy.