MTA Bus Driver Fatally Injures Pedestrian in Gramercy
A 41-year-old MTA bus driver hit a 49-year-old pedestrian at East 28th Street and Third Avenue in Gramercy, and medics took the man to Bellevue, where he died.
What We Know
A 49-year-old man walking in the intersection of 3rd Avenue and East 28th Street was killed when a northbound bus driver hit him with the bus’s right front bumper around 5:28 a.m. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered crush injuries to his entire body. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction by the bus driver as the contributing factor in the fatal crash, which involved a large bus on a Manhattan avenue.
A predawn crash at Third Avenue and East 28th Street
The official crash record places the crash at 5:28 a.m. on June 16, 2025, at Third Avenue and East 28th Street in Manhattan. amNewYork, citing police, reported that officers responded to a 911 call at 5:33 a.m. for a motor vehicle collision at the intersection.
Police said a 41-year-old man operating an MTA bus was heading north on Third Avenue when he hit a pedestrian who was crossing East 28th Street from east to west. The city vehicle record describes the bus driver as going straight ahead and lists damage to the right front bumper.
The crash happened in Gramercy
The collision occurred at Third Avenue and East 28th Street in the 10016 ZIP code. amNewYork described the location as Gramercy, and police from the 13th Precinct responded to the scene.
The pedestrian died at Bellevue
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 49-year-old male pedestrian. amNewYork reported that paramedics took him to NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead.
Police did not release the pedestrian’s name in the reviewed article. The article reported that the bus driver remained at the scene.
City records list driver inattention
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the bus driver. The person record also lists pedestrian error or confusion for the pedestrian. The reviewed police account did not add further detail about those recorded factors.
Police reported no arrests at the time
amNewYork reported on June 16 that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.