Scooter rider killed after red-light collision with MTA bus
An 18-year-old e-scooter rider was killed at 168th Street and 89th Avenue in Queens after police said he ran a red light; the MTA bus driver involved stayed at the scene.
What We Know
An 18-year-old man riding an e-scooter was killed at 168th Street and 89th Avenue in Jamaica around 9:32 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2023. Police told News 12 that the scooter rider ran a red light and collided with a bus. The city crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor and records the e-scooter traveling west and the bus traveling north before the collision. The rider was taken to a hospital, where he died. News 12 reported that the MTA bus driver stayed at the scene and was not injured.
Police said the scooter rider ran a red light
The collision happened around 9:32 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2023, at 168th Street and 89th Avenue in Jamaica. Police told News 12 that an 18-year-old man on a scooter ran a red light and collided with a bus.
The rider died after being taken to a hospital
The city record identifies the person killed as an 18-year-old male e-scooter driver. News 12 reported that he was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The outlet also reported that the MTA bus driver stayed at the scene and was not injured.
Traffic-control disregard was cited
The official crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor, and police told News 12 that the scooter rider ran a red light.
A Jamaica intersection on a crash-heavy avenue
The crash happened at 168th Street and 89th Avenue in Queens. In CrashCountNYC’s corridor context for 89th Avenue in Queens, the street recorded 515 crashes, 285 injuries, 12 serious injuries and 3 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.