E-bike rider fatally injures 75-year-old at Roosevelt and Broadway
A cyclist riding an e-bike west on Roosevelt Avenue hit Kabrinda Nath Sen, 75, at Broadway in Queens on Dec. 27, 2023, and Sen died Jan. 6 after police found him with head injuries, according to official data and QNS.
What We Know
The crash was recorded at 12:13 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2023, at Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway in Queens. Police said Kabrinda Nath Sen, a 75-year-old Elmhurst man, was crossing Roosevelt Avenue when a cyclist riding an e-bike west on Roosevelt Avenue hit him. Officers found Sen with head injuries, and EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition. QNS reported that Sen died there on Jan. 6. Police said the cyclist stayed at the scene, no arrest was made, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate.
A midday crossing became a fatal injury
The city crash record places the collision at 12:13 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2023, at Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway. Police said Sen was crossing Roosevelt Avenue when a cyclist riding an e-bike west on Roosevelt Avenue hit him.
Officers from the 115th Precinct responded to a 911 call and found Sen with head injuries. EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition, and police said he died on Jan. 6.
Roosevelt Avenue is a high-injury Queens corridor
The crash happened at Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway in Queens, on a corridor that CrashCountNYC tracks as Roosevelt Avenue - Queens.
Since 2022, that Roosevelt Avenue corridor has recorded 1,834 crashes, 1,043 injuries, 58 serious injuries and 7 deaths.
Police identified the pedestrian as Kabrinda Nath Sen
QNS reported that Sen was a 75-year-old Elmhurst man and that Elmhurst Hospital was a block from his home on Ithaca Street.
The record cites signal disregard; police reported no arrest
The city crash record lists Sen as a pedestrian at the intersection and records his action as crossing against the signal. It also lists traffic control disregarded and pedestrian error or confusion as contributing factors.
Police said the cyclist remained at the scene and was not arrested. QNS reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate.