Brooklyn, NY – An elderly man was struck by a school bus and critically injured near Ocean Parkway Monday morning, officials said.
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About 6:50 a.m., the bus was heading east on Kings Highway, but turned north onto Ocean Parkway and struck the crossing pedestrian throwing him roughly 20 feet, according to the FDNY and witnesses.
The pedestrian, who was bleeding from his face, was taken to Lutheran Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, the fire spokesman said.
“The guy was not okay. He was out on the floor…not moving,” said Danny Mizrachi, 51, who lives in the area and saw the accident. “He did not say anything.”
The driver remained at the scene and no criminality was suspected, police said.
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please provide us a name for tehillim
sadly the person was niftar i was told by a person who works with him
All of Ocean Pkwy needs a major traffic turnover. There need to be left hand lights at every single corner no matter if travelling on Ocean Pkwy or on one of the avenues. Hardly a week goes by without an accident somewhere on Ocean Pkwy. The same holds for Coney Island Ave–it is so difficult to make left turns there also, especially on major turns like Foster, Ave J, Ave M, Kings Hwy and Ave U. I think it’s time for all the local politicians to do something about this.
Bdh
The pedestrian struck was a frum elderly and he was on the way to daven at rabbi Aluf’s shul where he was a member . He was run over by the back tire of the bus and passed away at Lutheran hospital.
It has been my experience that NYC drivers (especially bus drivers in a hurry), do not like to yield the right of way to pedestrians, especially elderly pedestrians, who may take longer to cross the street. In many cases, the lights on both Coney Island Avenue and Ocean Parkway are only green for a pedestrian, for less than 20-25 seconds. One time, I saw a driver on Coney Island Avenue and Avenue J, actually honk his horn at a pedestrian, who was legally crossing Coney Island Avenue. The driver didn’t like waiting an extra three seconds for her to safely cross the street. Another time, when I was crossing Westminster Road, at Avenue H, a car coming south on Westminster Road, actually honked his horn at me, because he didn’t want to slow down at Westminster Road, and Avenue H, even though there is a stop sign there. A third time, at night, I was almost struck by a car, who was illegally travelling north on Westminster Road. The latter street is one way, and traffic always travels SOUTH. The driver was either drunk, or he didn’t care, or both! Rarely, does the NYCPD charge non-drunk drivers, who accidentally kill pedestrians. They merely give them a summons.
he was niftar, he was either coming or going from shul. i knew him personally i mourn with the family.
everyone needs prayers no matter what they are. another tragedy in our community
If he was not frum or even not a Yid, would people react the same way? Remember what HaKadosh Barechu said to those who wanted to sing shira while Egyptian soldiers we’re drowning. Remember why we remove drops of wine from our cups at the seder.
We are supposed to be tremendously saddened by the loss of a human life.
Al achas kamma v’kamma in this case.
Baruch Dayan emes.
Iv’e been saying for a while that Ocean Parkway is one of the most dangerous main roads to cross, especially for the elderly. Here’s why. When the flowing traffic come to a red light halt, the left lane in both direction still get about 20 seconds to make the turn. People start crossing the Parkway not realizing that they are about to get knocked down by a left turning vehicle. Sit down for 10 mins on a park bench by Ocean Parkway and Foster or Ave I/J to see it for yourselves. Something MUST be done about it.
If he is indeed niftar, why are we not expressing condolenes to his family? Are they sitting shiva? May Hashem comfort them amongst the mourners of Israel and Jerusalem.
the man was my uncle, my fathers only brother – his kid brother. i will never pass that intersection again without being reminded of what happened, nor forget my aunts wailings during the levayah. it is very hard to accept gam zooh letovah right now. maybe one day with boreh olam’s help, i will be able to.