Flatbush, NY – A young man on a motorcycle, on his way to work at a restaurant owned by his father, has just passed away in the hospital after being hit in a motor vehicle accident.
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The accident on Kings Highway and West 6th Street involved a Flatbush Hatzolah ambulance while they were transporting another patient with a broken leg to the hospital.
The victim on the motorcycle stopped at the red light on Kings Highway, when the light turned green he moved into the intersection and collided with the ambulance.
The 25-year-old motorcyclist, a married father of one girl was transported to L.M.C. Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Chesed Shel Emes and NYPD Highway A.I.S. teams are on the scene.
25 y/o yingerman fr Sephardic community n Flatbush niftar
oh no. oh no no no…oy…BDE i feel so bad for hatzolo and for the crash victim’s family – this is a tragedy for everyone…
I was
the scene, it was nebach horrible i was there from the first ones and i saw his brain fluid coming out of his ears i saw its over. BARUCH DAYAN EMES
There are only two kinds of motorcycle riders…those who have had a serious accident, and those who have not yet had a serious accident.
Burech Dayen H’Emes
Burich diyen huemes. How did it hapen ?
The motorcycle T-boned the ambulance. Meaning the motorocycle crashed into the ambulance and not vice versa. Still not clear who’s at fault.
Burich dayin huemes !!! Such a tragedy for all,especialy for hatzoloh such a fine organization,they feel horible about it.
Very sad story.This is so traumatic, not just for the motorcyclist’s family, but also for the ambulence driver. I can’t imagine how the ambulence driver must be feeling now. I guess there are therapists that specialize in treating people with such trauma.
Motorcycles are so dangerous. An accident that might just result in minor injuries in a car might result in very serious injuries or a fatality for someone on a motorcycle.
T-Boned means hit from the side theryby forming a letter T. Which means, the ambulance was already crossing the intersection when the motorcycle crashed into the side of the ambulance. Don’t mean any disrespect CH-V to the family of the niftar but, speed most likely was a contributing factor. Baruch Dayan Emes.
Does anyone know the name of the Niftar?
Was he wearing a helmet?
“Brain fuid out of his ears? You obviously were not at the scene. Maybe you were watching CSI.”
I have no idea what actually happened but there’s no reason that brain fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) could not be coming out his ears.
Bd’e
This is horrible…hazit!!!. I’m davening 4 the niftars family may they be consoled among the mourners of yerushalyim
Baruch Dayan HaEmes.
I rode a motorcycle to the train for a while so I could park easily. I was a nervous wreck. I hated every moment of riding it. Nothing but tension and aggravation. (The potholes alone make it nerve-wracking.)
Being mispalell for the niftars family. May they be consoled as Jerusalem.
Boruch dayan haemes. I hope that the family of the niftar and hatzalah driver both have a true nechama.
Are u guys meshuge?? arguing whether it was brain fluid– The guy
who described it first is obviously not too smart to add nothing by this graphic description and all u brain fluid analysts have nothing else to debate instead of saying some worthwhile tehillim for the neshomma instead of the worthless chatter on “brain fluid ” when this young life is so tragically and for no reason death. WHAT is important to discuss about this senseless loss, HIS BRAIN FLUID????? GREAT VALUES
who cares wat was seen or not seen at this point its a sad situaition the persons family is in pain and hatazolh member who was driving most likly feels treible he is a person who goes to save lives & now even if he is not at fault caused sme1 to die thnk about how he feels
BDE
Stop the disgusting, arrogant, cynical, stupid, ignorant, & cruel comments. The overriding fact to be aware of is that someone has been niftar in a horrible manner and that his family is in heartbreaking tzaar. You can talk about safety in a gentle, sensitive, compassionate way. Baruch Dayan HaEmes. May Hashem help us all be more rachmonusdik & compassionate, & may he be menachem the family & friends.
There should be takkonos against riding a motorcycle. They’re almost as dangerous as a cellphone.
His name was ben he was a good friend. A great father. Son and husband
No helmet? What do you expect? The accident description says the moto was at a red light and then started. Either he started at full throttle or the story isn’t right for the moto to T-bone the bus and cause such damage with an alert rider wearing a helmet, under normal circumstances.
Please stop all the gruesome & gossipy speculation. A yid is dead. Try & have some respect, even if for some of you it is very hard to shut up & stop “educating” the rest of us simpletons.
he was wearing a helmet! i was there so stop making up BS
I am sorry to read about this terrible accident.
Was the motorcyclist wearing a helmet?
The reason I ask is not to be disrespectful, but I am considering buying a motorcycle.
If the man was wearing his helmet and was still killed then i will reconsider and not get a motorcycle because of the danger.
Story seems a bit odd, If the motorcycle was waiting at the light and started going only after the light turned green, he couldn’t have been going so fast to cause such an impact. Remember, he hit the ambulance so the only cause of how hard the impact was, is soley based on his speed. (If the ambulnce hit the motorcycle than its based on the ambulances speed). I think the motorcycle was speeding.
A tragedy is a tragedy no matter who’s at fault.
May we see only Semachot
W/ all du respect to Hatzala. The fact that a red light was passed for a non life threatening(broken leg)patient should be examined. The member driving should use common sense. You can never put lives in danger unless you are in a life threatening situation & then only w/ caution. I c”v don’t want to put Hatala in a bad light, I’ve personally benefited from their great work, however I think the time has come for a independent board to jointly oversee this amazing orginazation.
“The reason I ask is not to be disrespectful, but I am considering buying a motorcycle.
If the man was wearing his helmet and was still killed then i will reconsider and not get a motorcycle because of the danger.”
Don’t get a motorcycle. A helmet might prevent some fatalities, however it still doesn’t solve the basic problem that on a motorcycle there is nothing to properly cushion the impact when there is an accident.
A lawyer I know told me about the horrific injuries motorcycle riders often receive when they are in an accident with a car or truck. The car driver typically has only minor injuries, while the motorcycle driver has very serious injuries or is killed. I guess motorcycles would be safer if there were special roads for them that didn’t allow cars, buses or trucks.
“The fact that a red light was passed for a non life threatening(broken leg)patient should be examined”
Where did you see that? The noise of the motorcycle is also a factor that may have prevented him from hearing the ambulence. So many motorcycles are so noisy.
Let’s not blame the motorcycle driver without proof. Even if he was at least partially at fault, this is still a great tragedy. Some motorcycle drivers do drive without a helmet, are speeding, or driving while listening to headphones. In any case, this just shows how dangerous motorcycles are. If this had happened in a car, it is likely that he would have been uninjured, or suffered only mild injuries. I was a passenger in a car that was hit in such a manner around 8 years ago. No one in either car was injured , however the car door on my side was heavily damaged, and couldn’t be opened.
Please remove #6 comment.
I witnessed this accident and i am very traumatized by what I saw. Even bystanders were crying. The man on the motorcycle had the green light. I think the hatzolah ambulance went through the intersection without their siren and that is why he didnt hear them.
Whatever happened, may the Niftar rest in peace, and may his family be comforted among the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim.
Boruch Dayan Emes.
May his family be comforted. I am so sorry.
Please stop i know the person spinal fluid is possible and a broken leg could be life threatening if it was an open fracture. number 2 is that the ambulance may not have had his sirens on becuase he was just leaving the scene.
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Baruch dayin emes very tragic story
38, if they would stop at evey light to and from the hosptol there travel time would be duble, and what would be with the person who has a heart attack and cant be brought to the hosptol bec they are stoped at a bunch of red lights with a broken leg victium
I don’t know if Hatzoloh would go through a red light unless the van’s siren was on?
all you guys who have nothing better to do than to play broken telephone and in the end make everyone look bad the fact is that in this scenario noone was at fault. Not the guy driving the bus nor the guy on the motorcycle. the hatzalah bus was using both its lights and sirens and the cyclist was driving according there was not much that could of been done to prevent this from happening. This was from shamayim. Sad but true. Stop making yourselfs look like idiots and move on!
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I drove a hatzalah unit to the scene. we were the first there. i got a foot away… he was wearing a helmet, however from our expirence in bike accidents they are almost always fatal.. there is no airbags or seat belt to protect you. the only thing the helmet does is hold your head intact. however it doesn’t protect your neck that automaticaly snaps and puts you in cardiac arrest. We gotta be carefull… LIFE IS NOT A JOKE>!
I also want to say that everyone should dearly respect every Hatzalah member they ever see. What they do is really incredible. They get to work on victims so fast a they don’t stop working with him for a minute. Every minute another 2 members showed up. within 4 minutes from the dispatch there was 20 members and 2 buses.. What i saw last night was really a Kidush Hashem and will remeber is for the rest of my life…
This man lost his life. His wife lost her husband, and his child lost a father. This is a serious tragedy.
I hope Hatzolah and the officials (NYPD…) get to the bottom of this accident, so that this can be prevented in the future. Perhaps some additional mandatory training for ambulance drivers???
What is the niftar’s name please.
BD’H
t is a very sad story. As someone who was there seconds after it happened I must say that this was a tragic “Accident” the ambulance was hit by this poor driver…. The impact was so severe that the bike was in many pcs. It is unfair to assume negligence on the EMT because it happened in middle of the intersection and the impact was towards the rear of the ambulance. It is very hard to see a motorcycliyst who by nature don’t ride at a slow pace. The accident did not occur at the cyclist just starting off… Its sad that news agencies love to bad mouth good work…. However I must say that this is truly the definition of accident… May HKB”U watch and protect all his children and may all the families have a nechamah…
BD”H
I was in a motorcycle accident on Long Island many years ago. It was a minor accident but it bruised and cut up my body pretty good. I have not driven one since.
The fact is that there is extreme danger with riding a motorcycle. It is not so much that the bike itself is dangerous (contrary to popular belief), but a bike is less visible than a car and the driver is FAR less protected. The smallest of accidents can be fatal. This is, sadly, the risk you accept when you choose to ride a motorcycle. I only hope that others will think twice before taking on that risk.
That being said, this is a horrific tragedy. I will be davening for this family for a while.
BD”H.
its ironic to be hit by an ambulance… its like a fire station going on fire