E-bike rider dies after Flatbush Avenue collision
At Flatbush and New York avenues in Brooklyn, a city crash record logged a fatal e-bike collision at 8:58 p.m. on April 25, and police later identified the rider as 60-year-old Claud Sealy, who died after he and a 72-year-old pedestrian were taken to Kings County Hospital.
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What We Know
At Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn, city records list a fatal e-bike crash at 8:58 p.m. on April 25, 2026, with one cyclist killed and one pedestrian injured. Police later identified the rider as Claud Sealy, 60. News reports said Sealy and a 72-year-old woman were taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where Sealy died later; the woman’s injuries were not life-threatening. Press accounts disagree on the exact time, with some reports saying shortly before 9 p.m. and News 12 saying just before 11 p.m.
What happened on Flatbush Avenue
The city crash record places the collision at Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue at 8:58 p.m. on April 25, 2026, and records one cyclist killed and one pedestrian injured. News reports said Claud Sealy, 60, was riding an e-bike and was in a collision with a 72-year-old woman near the intersection.
EMS took Sealy and the woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. Reports said Sealy died later; Hoodline and El Diario reported that he died on May 9, while News 12 described the death as two weeks after the collision.
A busy Brooklyn intersection
The crash happened near Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn’s 11210 ZIP code. Hoodline described the site as a heavily traveled stretch of Flatbush Avenue in Midwood.
The people hurt in the collision
Police identified the e-bike rider as Claud Sealy, 60. News 12 and Hoodline reported that officials said Sealy lived about a mile from the crash site.
The pedestrian was described by news reports as a 72-year-old woman. News 12 reported that she suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
Investigation continued after Sealy’s death
Hoodline reported that the NYPD’s Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was handling the inquiry. El Diario also reported that the incident remained under investigation by the NYPD collision squad.
Reports differ on the time
The city crash record lists the crash time as 8:58 p.m. Hoodline and El Diario reported that it happened shortly before 9 p.m., while two News 12 versions said it happened just before 11 p.m.