Cement-Truck Driver Kills Cyclist on 16th Avenue
A 68-year-old cement-truck driver hit 53-year-old cyclist Edwin Delgado near 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Brooklyn shortly before 4 p.m. on March 11, 2026, and medics took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died.
What We Know
Police and NYPD crash data place the crash near 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Borough Park around 3:50 p.m. Edwin Delgado, 53, was riding south on 16th Avenue. A 68-year-old driver in a 2021 Mack cement truck was also traveling south when police said the driver hit him. Medics took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. In the official crash record, NYPD listed driver inattention or distraction and passing or lane usage improper for the e-bike. Press accounts reported that the truck driver stayed at the scene and no arrests had been made while the investigation continued.
Southbound on 16th Avenue
Police told news outlets that Edwin Delgado was riding south near 16th Avenue and 49th Street when a 68-year-old man driving a 2021 Mack cement truck in the same direction hit him. NYPD crash data recorded the crash at 3:50 p.m. and listed one cyclist killed.
Medics took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. News outlets reported that the truck driver remained at the scene and had not been arrested.
Edwin Delgado was identified by police
Police identified the cyclist as Edwin Delgado, 53. The official crash record listed the person killed as a 53-year-old male bicyclist.
Press accounts connected Delgado to East New York: the Daily News reported that he lived there, while Brooklyn Eagle and News12 reported that his address was linked to a home near East New York.
What led up to the crash remains under investigation
In the official crash record, NYPD listed driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor in the crash and, in the e-bike entry, listed driver inattention or distraction and passing or lane usage improper. News12 reported that the investigation into what led up to the crash was continuing.
Streetsblog reported that video obtained by News12 showed Delgado veering around a double-parked car before he was overtaken by the cement-truck driver. Streetsblog also reported that police declined to say whether the driver was speeding.
A Borough Park corner on a street with a wider crash history
The crash happened near 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for 49th Street in Brooklyn counted 409 reported crashes, 241 injuries, 14 serious injuries and 2 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
Advocates pointed to missing bike protection in Borough Park
Transportation Alternatives called for protected bicycle infrastructure after Delgado’s death, saying, "In Borough Park, where Edwin was killed, there is not a single protected bike lane." Streetsblog reported that Brooklyn Community Board 12 had been designated a Bicycle Priority District in 2017 but still had no protected or painted bike lanes.