MANHATTAN –On Wednesday May 20, 2015 at approximately 1503 hours, police responded to pedestrian struck at the corner Amsterdam and West 113 Street, within the confines of the 26 Precinct.
Upon arrival, officers discovered a 68 year-old female unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to the body.
EMS responded to the location where the woman was declared DOA. She has been identified as Canestri, Wanda, 68 year-old female, Spain address.
An investigation revealed that a white bus was parked along the Amsterdam Avenue facing northbound, between West 112 Street and West 113 Street, when the female pedestrian attempted to cross Amsterdam Avenue, from west to east, from midblock.
The bus moved forward and struck the pedestrian causing her to fall under the bus. The operator of the bus remained on scene and the investigation is ongoing by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad.
EARLIER REPORT: A woman in her 60’s was struck by a tour bus at Amsterdam Avenue and West 113th Street around 3 p.m., reports said.
The woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition where she was later pronounced dead. It’s unclear how the incident happened or if the woman was in the street.
It is also unknown who the tour bus belongs to. An investigation is ongoing. Check back for updates.
From NYULocal: Streetsblog complied NYPD police reports to get a preliminary understanding of how many pedestrian and cyclist injuries and deaths occurred in 2012. The results are staggering: “11,621 pedestrians and 3,844 cyclists were hurt in collisions with motor vehicles,” coming to a total of 15,465 NYC non-car-driving citizens who were hurt in traffic accidents. On top of that, 155 people died from traffic accidents; 19 were cyclists and 136 were pedestrians.
The breakdown by borough doesn’t ease any fears either. “Brooklyn had 5,377 injuries overall, followed by Manhattan (3,959), Queens (3,483), the Bronx (2,142), and Staten Island (504).” Brooklyn also led in traffic deaths with 48 (41 pedestrians and seven cyclists), followed by Manhattan’s 41 (38 pedestrians and three cyclists), Queens’ 40, Bronx’s 19, and Staten Island’s 9.
