Two Honda passengers killed in Bronx crash with SUV driver
At 9:32 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024, a Toyota Highlander driver and people in a northbound Honda Accord crashed at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway, where police said two men from the Honda died at St. Barnabas Hospital.
What We Know
A Toyota Highlander driver and people in a Honda sedan crashed at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx at about 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024. The official record says the crash occurred at 9:32 p.m., killed two male passengers, ages 24 and 32, and injured two other motorists. Police accounts published by the Daily News and News 12 identified the vehicles as a Honda Accord and Toyota Highlander; the Daily News reported the fatal ages as 24 and 25, while the official record lists 24 and 32. Press accounts said the people in the Toyota were not injured and that police were still investigating.
A night crash at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway
The official record places the crash at 9:32 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024, at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Bronx, and records two motorists killed and two injured.
Police told news outlets people in a Honda Accord were northbound on Park Avenue when they were in a crash with a Toyota Highlander driver around 9:30 p.m. The Daily News reported the Toyota driver was headed east on Claremont Parkway; the official record lists the SUV's travel direction as west.
Two Honda passengers died; two others were hurt
The official record identifies the two people killed as male passengers in the sedan, ages 24 and 32. The Daily News, citing police, reported that two men from the Honda, ages 24 and 25, died at St. Barnabas Hospital, while two other men, ages 27 and 30, were in serious but stable condition.
An NYPD spokeswoman told the Daily News on Sunday morning that police could not say which of the men had been driving the Honda.
Police identified a Honda Accord and a Toyota Highlander
Police accounts identified the vehicles as a Honda Accord and a Toyota Highlander. The official record classifies them as a 2023 Honda sedan and a 2018 Toyota SUV, and lists demolition-level damage for both.
The official record lists five occupants in the Honda sedan, while press accounts citing police described four men in the Honda. News 12 and the Daily News reported that people in the Toyota Highlander were not injured.
Police were still investigating
The official vehicle record for the Honda sedan lists "Traffic Control Disregarded" as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported Sunday morning that police had made no arrests and were still investigating what happened.
Park Avenue has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash happened at Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway in the Claremont section of the Bronx.
CrashCountNYC's location context for Park Avenue in the Bronx counts 614 crashes, 336 injuries, 25 serious injuries and 5 deaths since 2022.