From the Daily News:A construction worker was killed after an MTA bus clipped the lift he was on, sending him plummeting to the pavement Monday night, police said.
Cesar Cepedes, 44, sustained severe head trauma after falling near the intersection of Sutphin Blvd. and Archer Ave. in Jamaica, Queens, about 11:40 p.m.
Cepedes, of Hempstead, L.I., was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The bus was heading north on Sutphin Blvd. through a Long Island Rail Road overpass when the top of the vehicle struck Cepedes' lift, cops said.
The driver stayed on the scene and was not charged.
An MTA spokesman said the incident was under investigation and that the driver was undergoing blood and alcohol testing - a standard procedure after accidents. Results were not expected for at least several days.
6 comments:
what kind of uniform is that on the left ?
Without speculating who was at fault, I will say that that area is kinda crazy, especially with MTA cops illegally parking their cars on the sidewalk and in the bus stops.
A very sad day for Cespedes & family! I sincerely hope the investigation will uncover the events of this accident & give his family closure, my deepest regards!
DOB: Construction accidents down: This, no doubt, is a traffic accident in their eyes. Cespede's survisors should add the contractor to the MTA when pursuing legal restitution...
Monday night - did they have a variance for the work?
Was the work area properly safed off from traffic? This fatality should never have happened! My sincere condolences to the Cespedes family.
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