School bus driver blows control, hits cyclist
A school bus driver disregarded traffic control on W 41st Street at 12th Avenue and hit a 23-year-old cyclist. The rider suffered head injuries and was listed unconscious.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 62-year-old school bus driver was going straight on W 41st Street at 12th Avenue in Manhattan when the bus hit a 23-year-old bicyclist who was also going straight. Police recorded traffic control disregarded. The cyclist was ejected and reported unconscious with head crush injuries.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 23; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Other
BICYCLE BICYCLE; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Side Doors; Damage: Right Side Doors; Driver license status: VAL; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded; Second contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Bus
2020 IC BUS BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: VAL
Where
W 41st St & 12th Ave, Manhattan
Press Articles
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