Truck Driver Hits and Kills E-Bike Rider in Borough Park
A 68-year-old Mack cement truck driver hit 53-year-old Edwin Delgado near 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Brooklyn, where the official record says a bicyclist on an e-bike was killed.
What We Know
Edwin Delgado, 53, was riding south on 16th Avenue near 49th Street on March 11, 2026, when a 68-year-old Mack cement truck driver traveling in the same direction hit him, according to the Daily News. Medics took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. The city crash record identifies the victim as a 53-year-old male bicyclist on an e-bike and lists driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor, with passing or lane usage improper also recorded for the e-bike. The truck driver remained at the scene and had not been arrested as of the Daily News report.
What happened on 16th Avenue
The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. on March 11, 2026, near 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Borough Park. The Daily News reported that Edwin Delgado was riding south when a 68-year-old Mack cement truck driver, also heading south, hit him.
The official record says one bicyclist was killed and no other injuries were recorded.
Edwin Delgado died after being taken to the hospital
The Daily News identified the person killed as Edwin Delgado, 53, of East New York. Medics took him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died.
The official record identifies the person killed as a 53-year-old male bicyclist.
The records describe a cement truck and an e-bike
The Daily News reported that the driver was in a Mack cement truck. The city crash record lists a 2021 Mack concrete mixer traveling south and going straight ahead.
The city record also lists an Avantrek e-bike traveling south and passing before the crash. The Daily News described Delgado as riding his bike.
The truck 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 as of its March 13 report.
Where
16th Ave & 49th St, Brooklyn