Bus Driver Kills E-Bike Rider Turning in Mott Haven
An MTA bus driver making a left turn at Brook Avenue and East 149th Street hit a 57-year-old man riding an e-bike around 10:42 p.m.; police said he died at the scene and no charges were filed.
What We Know
The crash happened late Feb. 25, 2025, at Brook Avenue and East 149th Street in Mott Haven. City crash data records a bus driver making a left turn and a 57-year-old man on an e-bike traveling east, with the rider killed and no other injuries recorded. Police told reporters the driver was turning from East 149th Street onto Brook Avenue when the collision occurred; the Daily News, citing police, reported the rider was trying to pass the bus on its left. The official record lists improper passing or lane use as a contributing factor. Gothamist and News 12 reported that no passengers were aboard, and press accounts said the driver stayed at the scene and was not charged.
The crash
The official record places the crash at 10:42 p.m. on Feb. 25, 2025, at Brook Avenue and East 149th Street in the Bronx. It records one death: a 57-year-old male bicyclist riding an e-bike.
Police told Gothamist that an MTA bus driver hit the cyclist while turning from East 149th Street onto Brook Avenue. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the rider was heading east on East 149th Street and was trying to pass on the bus's left as the driver turned left.
Brook Avenue in Mott Haven
The crash happened at Brook Avenue and East 149th Street in Mott Haven. CrashCountNYC's Crash Finder counts 441 crashes, 281 injuries, 22 serious injuries and 2 deaths on Brook Avenue in the Bronx from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The bus and the e-bike
The official record lists a 2019 Nova bus traveling east and making a left turn, and an e-bike rider traveling east and going straight ahead. Gothamist reported that the route was a replacement shuttle for the 2 train and that no passengers were aboard.
What investigators recorded
The official crash record lists improper passing or lane use as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported, citing police, that the rider was attempting to pass on the left as the MTA driver turned left onto Brook Avenue.
The Daily News also reported that bicycling advocates pointed to the lack of protected east-west bike lanes in the South Bronx and noted that the fatal crash happened a block from where cyclist Jose Angel Victoriano was killed in 2022.
Police investigation
Gothamist reported that the driver remained at the scene and was not charged, and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. News 12 also reported that no arrests or charges had been made.