RegionsCitywide Boroughs City Council Districts State Assembly Districts State Senate Districts Police Precincts Community Boards Neighborhoods
Deaths Take Action Crashscape Factory About
NYC collision data delay NYPD and NYC Open Data's collision feed is supposed to update daily, but its last data update was June 15, 2026. The city has not published crash records for dates after June 11, 2026, so recent crash activity may be incomplete until the public feed resumes. NYC Open Data
Press-reported fatal crash

Box truck driver turned; motorcyclist died in Woodside

Police said a 57-year-old box truck driver was turning from Roosevelt Avenue onto 64th Street in Woodside when a 25-year-old Kawasaki rider hit the truck and died at the scene.

Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.

1fatality
July 2, 2026date
7:45 a.m.time

What We Know

Police said the box truck driver and the motorcycle rider were both traveling west on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside at about 7:45 a.m. when the driver turned right onto 64th Street. The Daily News reported that video showed the truck driver first moving left toward the middle of Roosevelt Avenue, then cutting right for the turn, as the rider hit the passenger side and was thrown from his Kawasaki motorcycle. The 25-year-old rider died at the scene. The 57-year-old driver remained there, and police had made no arrests as of the Daily News report. A police source told the paper investigators were looking at whether the rider had been traveling between lanes.

The turn and the impact

Police said the box truck driver, 57, and the motorcycle rider, 25, were both heading west on Roosevelt Avenue around 7:45 a.m. when the driver made a right turn onto 64th Street.

The Daily News reported that video showed the driver moving left toward the middle of Roosevelt Avenue before cutting right for the sharp turn. The rider hit the passenger side of the truck and was thrown from his Kawasaki motorcycle, according to the report.

The rider died at the scene

Police said the 25-year-old motorcycle rider died at the scene. His name had not been released at the time of the Daily News report while police worked to notify family members.

Police continued the investigation

The box truck driver remained at the scene, police said. No arrests had been made as of the Daily News report.

A police source with knowledge of the case told the Daily News that investigators were looking at whether the rider had been traveling between lanes at the time of the crash.

Where

Roosevelt Avenue and 64th Street, Woodside, Queens, NY

Loading map...
NYC traffic deaths since 2022

Press Articles

  1. Motorcyclist killed in Queens in crash with turning box truck
    NY Daily News · July 2, 2026 · lead_source
  2. Motorcyclist killed after colliding with box truck making a turn in Woodside: NYPD
    QNS · July 2, 2026 · context
  3. Elmhurst motorcyclist killed after colliding with box truck making a turn off Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside: NYPD
    QNS · July 2, 2026 · context

Source Data