Driver fatally hits man crossing Bruckner Expressway
A driver hit a man at about 5:30 a.m. April 4, 2026, as he crossed the westbound Bruckner Expressway near the White Plains Road exit, then left the scene; the city recorded one pedestrian killed.
What We Know
A man was killed around 5:30 a.m. on April 4, 2026, on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx. The Daily News, citing police, reported that he was crossing the westbound lanes near the White Plains Road exit in Soundview when a driver hit him and left the scene. EMS took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed and records a westbound 2020 Kia SUV going straight ahead with center-front damage. Police reported no arrests that day.
A driver left after the early-morning impact
The crash was recorded at about 5:30 a.m. on April 4, 2026, on the Bruckner Expressway. The Daily News reported, citing police, that the man was crossing the westbound lanes near the White Plains Road exit when a driver hit him and did not remain at the scene.
Police found the man on the roadway, unconscious and severely injured, the Daily News reported. EMS took him to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.
The crash happened on a Bronx expressway by the White Plains Road exit
The official record places the crash on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx. The Daily News described the location as the westbound lanes near the White Plains Road exit in Soundview.
Police reported no arrests that day
The Daily News reported that police had made no arrests as of April 4 and were investigating after the driver left the scene.