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A 30-year-old man has died following a car crash in the Tremont section of The Bronx, police said.
An NYPD spokesperson said that on Thursday, April 16, at around 00.35 a.m. officers responded to a motor vehicle collision on the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway at Clay Avenue, within the confines of the 46th Precinct.
Source: NYPD / TrafficStat
“Further investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad (CIS) determined that a 2001 Toyota sedan, operated by a 30-year-old male was traveling westbound on the Cross Bronx Expressway when it collided with the rear of a 2016 Freightliner tractor trailer that was stopped in the left lane, and unoccupied due to a previous collision with another motor vehicle,” the spokesperson said.
“EMS responded and transported the operator of the Toyota to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased,” the spokesperson added. “The operator of the tractor trailer did remain on scene and was not injured. There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad.”
Source: NYPD / TrafficStat
Police said the identity of the deceased is being withheld pending proper family notification.
With CIS investigations, the NYPD handles all criminal aspects of the investigation, while NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) reviews the street design at the locations of such crashes.
Source: NYPD / TrafficStat
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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