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Teen, 15, and 60-year-old man in critical condition in separate collisions


A teen on a scooter and a 60-year-old man on a bicycle were badly hurt in separate collisions in Queens and the Bronx early Monday, police said.

The boy, 15, was rushed by medics to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition with head injuries and the older victim was knocked unconscious and was taken to Lincoln Hospital, also in critical condition.

A 15yr old boy operating a two wheeled device southbound on 43rd Street was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition with head trauma after he collided with a private bus traveling westbound on 19th Avenue in Queens on Monday July 1, 2024. 0755. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
A 15-year-old was rushed to the hospital after he was struck by a private bus in Queens on Monday, authorities said. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

The teen was struck first, just before 12:45 a.m. when he collided with a private bus at 43rd St. and 19th Ave. in Astoria.

Less than three hours later, at 3:25 a.m. the older victim was struck by a Kia SUV at Third Ave. and E. 158th St., police said.

A 60yr old man riding a bicycle on 3rd Avenue was rushed to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition with head trauma after he was struck by a 58yr old woman driving a silver Nissan Maxima sedan near East 158th Street in the Bronx on Monday July 1, 2024. 0825. The Maxima then crashed into a Kia SUV, an Infiniti SUV and a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV all parked on 3rd Avenue. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
A 60-year-old man riding a bicycle on 3rd Ave. was rushed to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition with head trauma after he was struck by a silver Nissan Maxima sedan near E. 158th St. in the Bronx on Monday, July 1, 2024.  (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

The drivers in both cases — a 44-year-old man driving the bus and a 58-year-old man driving the Kia — stayed at the scene. No charges have been filed in either incidents but police are still investigating.

 

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