2 men dead after colliding on bike path of Queensboro Bridge
ABC7 Eyewitness News • • nation
Key Points:
- Two men, a 39-year-old on a stand-up motorized scooter and a 35-year-old cyclist, died following a collision on the Queensboro Bridge bike path during the morning commute.
- The victims were traveling in opposite directions when the crash occurred; both were transported to Weill Cornell Surgery at New York Presbyterian-Queens and pronounced dead.
- The scooter involved was reportedly illegal due to its high speed capability, which violates New York State laws restricting stand-up e-scooters to a maximum of 20 mph.
- Officials and transportation advocates emphasize that high-speed scooters have no place in bike lanes, urging the City Council to pass legislation to ban the most dangerous micromobility devices.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration condemned the use of illegal high-speed scooters and pledged to continue efforts to remove such devices from streets and enforce accountability.