Recent severe crashes

1. BMW SUV driver hits bike, amputations 2026-05-03T21:13:00+00:00
   E 116 ST
   On E 116th Street at 2nd Avenue, a BMW SUV driver hit a bike carrying two people. Both cyclists were injured, and both reported amputations.
   According to the police report, a driver in a BMW SUV and two people on a bike crashed at E 116th Street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan on May 3, 2026 at 9:13 p.m. The 34-year-old male bicyclist and a 35-year-old female bicyclist were listed as conscious and injured, with arm/hand injuries and amputations reported.
2. Box-truck driver hits ACCESS-A driver 2026-03-15T10:43:00+00:00
   E 128 ST
   A box-truck driver hit a driver in an ACCESS-A vehicle on E 128th Street at 2nd Avenue. The 24-year-old driver suffered a concussion.
   According to the police report, a 2006 box-truck driver and a 2019 Ford ACCESS-A driver were both traveling south when the box-truck driver hit the other vehicle near E 128th Street and 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. The 24-year-old driver in the ACCESS-A vehicle was injured, with a head injury and concussion listed.
3. Dirt-bike rider wiped out at unsafe speed 2026-03-13T18:39:00+00:00
   1840 LEXINGTON AVE
   Police recorded unsafe speed in a dirt-bike crash outside 1840 Lexington Ave. The 28-year-old rider was ejected and suffered a knee/lower-leg/foot fracture or dislocation.
   According to the police report, a 28-year-old man riding a Yamaha dirt bike crashed at 1840 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan on March 13, 2026, around 6:39 p.m. Police recorded unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing. The rider was ejected and injured, with knee/lower-leg/foot trauma described as “fracture - distorted - dislocation.”
4. Distracted driver hits 17-year-old rider 2026-03-09T16:54:00+00:00
   E 119 ST
   Police say driver inattention set it off on E 119th Street at 2nd Avenue. A 17-year-old e-bike rider was injured.
   According to the police report, a 70-year-old driver in a station wagon/SUV was going straight ahead on E 119th Street at 2nd Avenue when a crash occurred with a 17-year-old male e-bike rider who was making a right turn. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction. The rider was injured, with hip/upper-leg injury noted and partial ejection.
5. Distracted van driver hits cyclist 2026-02-02T15:28:00+00:00
   E 125 ST
   A van driver drifted into a cyclist on E 125 St at Lexington Ave. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a van driver and a bike rider were traveling east on E 125 St at Lexington Ave on Feb. 2, 2026, around 3:28 p.m. The cyclist, 30, was injured, with internal complaints and a back injury. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.