Pickup driver hits rider who later dies in Mott Haven
A pickup driver hit a 50-year-old rider at East 145th Street and Brook Avenue in Mott Haven on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, a date inferred from the reports' publication date; the rider later died at Lincoln Hospital.
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What We Know
A pickup driver hit a 50-year-old man riding a two-wheeled device at East 145th Street and Brook Avenue in Mott Haven, the Bronx. The New York Post identifies the device as an e-bike and says the rider was traveling west on East 145th Street while the driver headed south on Brook Avenue; News 12 describes the device more generally and identifies the pickup as a Ford. The Post places the collision around 8:25 a.m.; News 12 says emergency personnel responded around 8:30 a.m. The reports describe the crash as happening Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, a date inferred from their publication date. The rider was taken to Lincoln Hospital and died, according to the reports.
Reports give different times and descriptions
The New York Post reported that the driver was traveling south on Brook Avenue when he hit the rider, who was heading west on East 145th Street, around 8:25 a.m. News 12 reported that emergency personnel responded around 8:30 a.m.
The Post identified the rider's device as an e-bike; News 12 described it as a two-wheeled device. The crash date, Oct. 7, 2026, is inferred from reports describing the incident as Wednesday and their publication date.
A resident described repeated crashes at the intersection
The collision happened at East 145th Street and Brook Avenue in Mott Haven, the Bronx. News 12 quoted Kari, who said she had lived in the area for more than 15 years and that this was the fourth crash she had witnessed at the intersection.
The rider was 50; the driver was 55
The New York Post and News 12 reported that the rider was 50. The Post identified the pickup driver as a 55-year-old man; News 12 also reported that the driver stayed at the scene. News 12 said police were awaiting family notification before releasing the rider's identity.
The reports describe the vehicles differently
The New York Post described the driver's vehicle as a pickup truck; News 12 described it as a Ford pickup. The Post called the rider's device an e-bike, while News 12 called it a two-wheeled device.
The rider died after being taken to Lincoln Hospital
News 12 reported that footage showed paramedics performing CPR on the unconscious rider and that investigators said he had head and body trauma. EMS took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. The New York Post likewise reported that he was taken to Lincoln Medical Center and pronounced dead there.
Hoodline noted that a News 12 headline described the rider as in critical condition, while the reports' accounts said he died at the hospital.