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Woman, 61, riding bike fatally struck by Queens van driver


A 61-year-old woman riding a bike was fatally struck by a van driver in a Queens intersection Monday morning, police said.

The victim was riding a red bicycle west on 41st Ave. in Flushing when she was struck by the eastbound driver turning left on to Bowne St. about 9:15 a.m.

A 61yr old woman riding a red bicycle westbound on 41st Avenue was pronounced dead at New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital after she was struck by a 43yr old man operating a grey Ford Transit Commuter Van eastbound on 41st Avenue as he made a left turn to head north on Bowne Street in Queens on Monday June 10, 2024. 1035. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
The victim was riding a red bicycle west on 41st Ave. in Flushing when she was struck by the eastbound driver turning left on to Bowne St. about 9:15 a.m. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

Medics rushed the victim to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens but she could not be saved. Her name was not immediately released.

The 43-year-old van driver remained at the scene. He faced no immediate charges.

A 61yr old woman riding a red bicycle westbound on 41st Avenue was pronounced dead at New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital after she was struck by a 43yr old man operating a grey Ford Transit Commuter Van eastbound on 41st Avenue as he made a left turn to head north on Bowne Street in Queens on Monday June 10, 2024. 1035. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
The victim was riding a red bicycle west on 41st Ave. in Flushing when she was struck by the eastbound driver turning left on to Bowne St. about 9:15 a.m. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

 

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