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VOL. 111, NO. 32 MARCH 5-11, 2020
Man dies after
jumping in
front of Q55
bus in Glendale
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
ZGEWELB@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Police are investigating the death
of a pedestrian who allegedly
jumped in front of an MTA bus
in Glendale on Sunday night.
The NYPD responded to the collision
at Myrtle Avenue and 85th
Street at approximately 6:21 p.m.
on March 1. Upon arriving at the
scene, officers found a 35-year-old
man lying unconscious on the road
with trauma to his body.
EMS arrived and transported the
man to Jamaica Hospital Medical
Center, where he was pronounced
dead. Police are withholding the
victim’s identity pending proper
family notification.
An investigation by the NYPD
Highway District’s Collision Investigation
Squad found that a 2009
Orion Bus (MTA Bus Q55) operated
by a 32-year-old male was traveling
westbound on Myrtle Ave when the
pedestrian jumped in front of the
bus at it was moving through the
intersection, police said.
As a result of the bus striking the
pedestrian, the driver stopped the
bus in the eastbound traffic lane
and remained on the scene.
There have been no arrests
and the investigation remains
ongoing.
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