Cement truck driver fatally hit bicyclist on 16th Avenue
A 68-year-old Mack cement truck driver hit 53-year-old Edwin Delgado as Delgado rode south on 16th Avenue in Borough Park, and medics took him to Maimonides, where he died.
What We Know
Edwin Delgado, 53, was riding south on 16th Avenue near 49th Street in Borough Park shortly before 4 p.m. on March 11, 2026, when a 68-year-old Mack cement truck driver traveling the same direction hit him, according to the Daily News. Medics took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. City crash data records one bicyclist killed and no other injuries, and lists a concrete mixer and an e-bike as the vehicles involved. The official record cites driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, with the e-bike rider also recorded as passing before the crash. The truck driver stayed at the scene and had not been arrested, the Daily News reported.
Southbound on 16th Avenue
The Daily News reported that Edwin Delgado was riding south on 16th Avenue when a 68-year-old Mack cement truck driver, also heading south, hit him near 49th Street shortly before 4 p.m. on March 11, 2026. City crash data records one bicyclist killed and no other injuries.
Borough Park crash site
The crash happened at 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Brooklyn’s 11204 ZIP code. The Daily News described the location as Borough Park.
Edwin Delgado died at Maimonides
Medics rushed Delgado, 53, to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died, the Daily News reported. The paper reported that Delgado lived in East New York.
Driver remained at the scene
The Daily News reported that the 68-year-old truck driver remained at the scene and had not been arrested.