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Man Killed In Dirt Bike Accident Outside Kings County Hospital

A man was killed late Sunday in an accident in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, right outside Kings County Hospital Center.

2013/01/07

Railroad Crossing (file / credit: clipart.com)

Authorities Probe Why Man Killed by Freight Train Was On Tracks

A man who was struck and killed by a freight train in Hawthorne, N.J., has been identified, but investigators Sunday still did not know why he was on the tracks.

2013/01/06

Woman Hit, Killed By Subway Train After New Year’s Festivities

A young woman stumbling around on the 34th Street 1-2-3 line subway platform fell onto the tracks and was killed by a train, following New Year’s festivities early Tuesday.

2013/01/01

Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run In Rosedale, Queens

Police Wednesday evening were investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian dead in the Rosedale section of Queens.

2012/12/19

A New York City street sweeper. (Credit: CBS 2)

Man Struck, Killed By Street Sweeper In Brooklyn

A man was struck and killed by a city street sweeper early Saturday at the busy junction of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues in Brooklyn.

2012/12/15

Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run In Elizabeth, N.J.; Suspect Held

A man was being held on $150,000 bail Saturday in connection with an early-morning hit-and-run that left another man dead in Elizabeth, N.J.

2012/12/08

Man Killed By Falling Refrigeration Unit In The Bronx

Shortly before 11 a.m., the victim was pinned when a large refrigeration unit that was being lifted came crashing down outside a building on Grand Concourse at 173rd Street, almost in front of Bronx Lebanon Hospital.

2012/12/04

A person walks the line during a drunk driving sobriety test - Dec 15, 2006 - Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Man Charged With Backing Limousine Into Brother-In-Law, Killing Him

Viktor Avadyayev, 53, had been standing behind the white 2007 Chrysler limousine and was struck as the vehicle traveled in reverse, police said.

2012/11/26

Skateboarder Struck, Killed By Truck On Union Square West

Police on Wednesday continued to investigate a midday accident in which a skateboarder was struck and killed by a delivery truck alongside Union Square Park.

2012/11/21

Police Chase Blamed For Crash That Killed Ambulance Attendant In Newark

An ambulance attendant was killed in a crash that is believed to have stemmed from a police chase in Newark, N.J., Monday.

2012/11/19

Sandy damage in Franklin Square, Long Island (credit: Michael Salerno)

Long Island Man Killed While Cutting Trees Damaged By Sandy

A Centereach, Long Island, man died Tuesday morning, cutting trees in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

2012/11/06

Brandon Turner's green Honda Civic (Credit: Steve Sandberg/1010 WINS)

Authorities: 28-Year-Old Man Dies After Plowing Into Yonkers Police Cruiser

Authorities said that they tried to pull Brandon Turner over. He then sped off and collided head-on with a Yonkers police cruiser on South Broadway and Terrace Place in Yonkers, killing him and injuring two officers.

2012/09/22

Attorney Alan Dershowitz (file/credit: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images)

Trial Under Way In Hit-And-Run Death Of Attorney Alan Dershowitz’s Sister-In-Law

Driver Ian Clement has been charged with leaving the scene of the accident after his truck hit and killed 68-year-old Marilyn Dershowitz. Clement’s defense is that he did not know he had hit the woman.

2012/09/11

NYPD Cruiser/file (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Manalapan Man Killed After Car Strikes New York City Bus In Brooklyn

Police said a Chevy Trailblazer struck a city bus that was traveling in the opposite lane of traffic on Saturday afternoon. The driver, 40-year-old Adam Nicholson of Manalapan, N.J., was pronounced dead at the scene.

2012/05/13