E-bike rider dies after Flatbush Avenue collision
A 60-year-old e-bike rider identified by police in News 12 as Claud Sealy died two weeks after he collided with a 72-year-old woman near Flatbush and New York avenues, where the city record noted one pedestrian injured.
What We Know
At Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn, a 60-year-old e-bike rider was killed and a pedestrian was injured on April 25, 2026. News 12, citing police, identified the rider as Claud Sealy and said he collided with a 72-year-old woman a little over a mile from his home. The city record places the crash at 8:58 p.m.; News 12 reported it happened just before 11 p.m. EMS took both people to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, and News 12 reported Sealy died two weeks later while the woman’s injuries were not life-threatening. The city record lists failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor.
Police identified the rider as Claud Sealy
The city crash record says the collision happened at 8:58 p.m. on April 25, 2026, at Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn. News 12, citing police, reported that Claud Sealy, 60, collided with a 72-year-old woman near the same intersection just before 11 p.m.
Both people were taken to Kings County Hospital
Authorities said EMS took Sealy and the woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. News 12 reported that Sealy died from his injuries two weeks later and that the woman suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
Flatbush Avenue has a long record of severe crashes
The crash was recorded at Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC’s location context for Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn shows 2,981 crashes, 1,956 injuries, 125 serious injuries and 10 deaths since 2022, underscoring the corridor’s history of severe crashes.