BROOKLYN, NY - Two ambulances collided in Prospect Lefferts Gardens last Monday night, resulting in injuries to four EMTs, WPIX reports. The crash was occurred within the intersection of Midwood Street and Brooklyn Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. Firefighters say one EMT was transported to a local hospital while three others were treated for
1 child dead, 1 in critical condition after being struck by van in Brooklyn
January 11, 2021BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, NY - One child was killed and another hospitalized after they were struck by a van just seconds after it dropped them off at a yeshiva in Brooklyn last Monday morning. According to the New York Post, the accident occurred at about 9:20 a.m. in front of Yeshiva Ketana of Bensonhurst, within the 2000 block of 67th Street. The
6 injured in Brooklyn when firetruck slams into car, building
December 23, 2020BROOKLYN, NY, NY - Six people were injured Sunday when an FDNY firetruck responding to a call in Bath Beach struck a car and then caromed into a children’s clothing store. According to NBC News, the collision occurred in the Gravesend area at about 11:30 p.m. on December 20. A firetruck on its way to a blaze at 8750 Bay Parkway collided with an
Blasdell man killed in tractor-trailer accident in Sardinia
December 16, 2020SARTINIA, NY - Troopers with the New York State Police responded to a fatal collision between a Jeep and a semi truck last Friday. WKBW reported that 86-year-old Blasdell resident Nelson H. Drosendahl was traveling on State Route 16 when his Jeep was struck by an oncoming Chevrolet tractor-trailer. Drosendahl was pronounced deceased at the
Six injured, including four firefighters, in fire engine and taxi collision
December 11, 2020BRONX, NEW YORK - Six individuals were reportedly injured after a fire engine was struck by a livery cab early Wednesday morning. According to CBS New York, firefighters from Engine 73 were en route to a fire when their truck was T-boned at the intersection of East 161st Street and Tinton Avenue at around 2:00 a.m. Four firefighters and two
Workplace accident kills former firefighter in Berne
October 27, 2020BERNE, NY – A man was killed last Wednesday when he became trapped under a dump truck at the Town of Berne Solid Waste Transfer Station. ABC 10 reports that the man has been identified as Peter Becker, a former Berne Fire District Chief. Police officers and emergency responders arrived at the scene at about 8:45 a.m. on October 21. They freed
Fire truck collides with ambulance, killing one and injuring another
September 25, 2020A 59-year-old man being transported in an ambulance was killed when a fire truck crashed into the vehicle Thursday morning, Sept. 17 in Brooklyn, CBSNewYork reported. The man’s sister, 35, was riding in the ambulance as well. She was reported to be in critical condition. The man was being taken to the hospital after suffering a heart attack,
Woman Killed in Crash with Propane Delivery Truck
September 16, 2020CANASTOTA, N.Y. - A 22-year-old woman was struck and killed by a propane delivery truck Wednesday morning, Sept. 9th, on State Route 5 in Canastota. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred when the victim, Paige Cosimeno of Canastota, was attempting to enter Rt. 5 from Delano Avenue when her vehicle was hit by the
One dead, two injured in delivery truck accident on New Jersey Turnpike
September 9, 2020CARTERET, N. J. – An accident on the New Jersey Turnpike involving a delivery truck and a car left one person dead and two injured, one critically, ABC7-NY reported. The crash occurred Monday morning, Aug. 31 in the southbound lanes about one mile south of Exit 12 in Carteret. Video from the ABC news station showed a delivery truck that went off
Motorcyclist killed in collision with dump truck in the Bronx
August 17, 2020
BRONX, NY - A man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a dump truck in the Bronx. The crash occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday, August 9th. A 2019 International dump truck and Honda CR80 motorcycle were both traveling south on Boston Road when the truck attempted to turn east on Waring Avenue and the motorcyclist struck
Stolen Box Truck Hits Multiple Cars, Killing One
July 17, 2020
QUEENS, NY - A 37-year-old man driving a stolen box truck collided with multiple vehicles, killing a Queens father of five. Source: Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News The multi-vehicle collision occurred on Tuesday, June 20, at approximately 1:15 p.m. According to the New York Daily News, Ramon Pena stole an unattended moving
Amazon truck crash injures four, kills infant
July 13, 2020CRANBURY, NY - An Amazon Prime shipping truck struck the back of a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike Friday night, killing a young boy and injuring four others in the accident. The crash occurred at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24. According to NJ.com, New York trucker Euclides R. Santos, 53, was driving an Amazon Prime
Two injured when flatbed truck overturns on RFK
July 7, 2020
BRONX, NY – A rented flatbed truck overturned on the RFK on Tuesday afternoon, spilling steel girders across the highway and injuring two people. Workers load steel girders onto a flatbed truck after another truck overturned, dumping tons of steel onto the roadway of Interstate 87 from the RFK Bridge. (Photo by Todd Maisel) On June 23, two
Cyclist killed in collision with box truck in the Bronx
June 16, 2020
BRONX, NY - On Thursday afternoon, a box truck struck and killed a cyclist in the Bronx. Police investigate a crash Thursday involving a bicyclist and a box truck on Park Ave. between E. 137th and E. 138th streets in Mott Haven, the Bronx. (Sam Costanza/for New York Daily News) The NY Daily News reported that around 5:00 p.m. on June 11,
Seven People Ejected From Vehicle In Moving Van Accident in Queens
June 10, 2020QUEENS, NY - A moving van overturned on Tuesday morning, throwing seven people from the back of the van and critically injuring three. A Jamaica Moving and Storage van crashed at approximately 3:30 a.m. on June 2nd. Per QNS, the van overturned while heading east on Belt Parkway near 84th Street. The force of the accident broke open the van’s
Bronx Dump Truck Driver Struck by Crane to Receive $1.8M Settlement in NY Fall Accident
October 4, 2017
Jacob Oresky, Esq. is proud to announce that he successfully negotiated a $1.8M settlement for one of his firm's clients, a Bronx dump truck driver who sustained serious injuries after he was struck by a crane and fell from the truck's ladder. The truck driver had climbed onto the ladder to inspect the load of scrap metal that the crane had
