Driver Pulling Out in Hunts Point Kills Man Under Box Truck
A 61-year-old pedestrian was killed at Coster Street and Oak Point Avenue in the Bronx after a male driver started moving a parked box truck that police said the man had been sleeping under.
What We Know
A 61-year-old pedestrian died after a male driver began moving a parked Hino box truck on Coster Street in Hunts Point at about 7:15 a.m. on April 17, 2025. Police told reporters the man had been sleeping underneath the truck and that the driver did not know anyone was there. Medics took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he died from head and chest or body injuries, according to press accounts. The driver stayed at the scene; the Daily News reported that he faced no immediate charges, and News 12 reported that he cooperated with police.
Police said the driver did not know the man was underneath
The official record says the crash happened at about 7:15 a.m. on April 17, 2025, on Coster Street at Oak Point Avenue in the Bronx, and recorded one pedestrian death. The Daily News, citing police, reported that a 61-year-old man was sleeping under a parked Hino 338 box truck when the driver pulled out of the spot without knowing anyone was beneath it.
News 12 similarly reported that the male driver got into the vehicle and drove off while the man was underneath. The official vehicle record describes the box truck as starting from parking and traveling south.
A Hunts Point crash site with a recent record of serious harm
The official crash record places the fatal crash at Coster Street and Oak Point Avenue in the Bronx. The Daily News described the location as Coster Street near Randall Avenue, while News 12 described it as Coster Avenue in Hunts Point.
CrashCountNYC location data for Oak Point Avenue in the Bronx shows 67 crashes, 49 injuries, five serious injuries and two deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The man died at Lincoln Hospital
The Daily News reported that medics took the man to Lincoln Hospital, where he died from massive injuries to his head and chest. News 12 reported head and body injuries and said he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges. News 12 reported that the driver stayed and cooperated with police during the investigation.
Neighbors described people sleeping on the block
A worker in the area, identified by the Daily News as Omar, said of the driver, "The guy was in not so good condition." The Daily News also quoted a resident who said people sleeping on the street were common on that Hunts Point block.