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Girl, 15, on Citi Bike Is Killed in Collision With Truck in Manhattan
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A 15-year-old girl, Daria Serkov, died after a large truck collided with a Citi Bike in the East Village on Friday night; she was a passenger on the bike while a 16-year-old girl was steering.
- The accident occurred as both the truck and bike were making a right turn from East 14th Street onto First Avenue; the 16-year-old rider was hospitalized in stable condition.
- The truck involved belongs to Badger Infrastructure Solutions, whose vehicle was confirmed to be part of the crash; the 57-year-old driver was questioned but not injured or arrested.
- Police continue to investigate the incident, which took place near a pedestrian crossing where the bike was found crumpled under the truck.
- The accident comes amid Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s announcement of a new traffic safety plan aimed at eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries in New York City over the next decade.
