Woman Struck by Truck Driver on Flatbush at Atlantic “Likely to Die”
Update: The victim in this crash was identified as Winnifred Matthias, 77. She died from her injuries.
A truck driver seriously injured a pedestrian at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues this afternoon, near the location where a truck driver killed a senior last year. NYPD says the victim is not likely to survive.
The crash occurred around 12:36 p.m. and the victim was declared "likely to die," according to NYPD and FDNY. DNAinfo reports that the victim was "an elderly woman":
The woman was walking southbound down the double yellow lines on Flatbush Avenue when she was struck at the busy intersection of Atlantic Avenue near the Barclays Center just after 12:20 p.m., fire officials said.
The victim was rushed to Brooklyn Hospital in cardiac arrest. Authorities said her condition is dire.
Crosswalks at this intersection are extremely long and indirect. Sheer self-preservation might lead someone to walk outside the crosswalk in order to cross the street faster.
Photos of the scene taken by Streetsblog reader Ian Dutton show a dump truck sitting on Flatbush in front of Atlantic Terminal, a few feet past the crosswalk on the north side of the Atlantic intersection. The truck was cordoned by police tape and NYPD investigators were on the scene.
In April 2013, a semi truck driver fatally struck 83-year-old Irvin Gitlitz on Flatbush at Fourth Avenue, a few yards from the site of today's crash.
This crash occurred in the 78th Precinct. We'll post more information as it becomes available.
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