Motorcyclist Dies After Crash With FDNY Engine in Marine Park
Police said Valentin Ivancsuk, 30, was riding west on Avenue U when he was involved in a crash with FDNY Engine 309, whose crew was responding with lights and sirens, at Flatbush Avenue late Sunday; the official record lists one motorist killed.
What We Know
Valentin Ivancsuk, 30, was riding west on Avenue U late Sunday when he was involved in a crash with FDNY Engine 309 at Flatbush Avenue, according to police accounts reported by local news. ABC7 said firefighters were headed to a fire with lights and sirens activated; the Daily News said the 49-year-old FDNY member driving stayed at the scene. The city crash record lists one motorist killed, no other injuries, a Yamaha motorcycle and a KME fire apparatus, and unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Reports disagree on where Ivancsuk was pronounced dead: ABC7 and the Daily News said Brookdale University Hospital, while News 12 said the scene.
Late-night crash during an emergency response
The official record places the crash at Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U at 11:54 p.m. on May 25, 2025; news reports citing police put it about 11:55 p.m.
Police said Ivancsuk was riding west on Avenue U. ABC7 reported FDNY firefighters in Engine 309 were traveling south on Flatbush Avenue to a fire with lights and sirens activated.
The official record says the crash involved a 2016 Yamaha motorcycle and a 2014 KME fire apparatus, with one person on the motorcycle and five people in the fire apparatus.
Flatbush Avenue has a long crash record
The crash happened at Flatbush Avenue and Avenue U in Brooklyn; ABC7 placed it in front of Kings Plaza in Marine Park.
On Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, Crash Finder counted 2,981 crashes, 1,956 injuries, 125 serious injuries and 10 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
Valentin Ivancsuk died; reports differ on pronouncement
ABC7 and News 12 identified the rider as 30-year-old Valentin Ivancsuk; the official record lists the person killed as a 30-year-old male motorcycle driver.
ABC7 and the Daily News reported that medics took him to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. News 12 reported that he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Daily News reported the 49-year-old FDNY member driving stayed at the scene. ABC7 reported the firefighters on the truck were checked out at the scene, and quoted the FDNY as saying the "incident is under investigation."
Speed is listed; the emergency response is also documented
The official record lists unsafe speed as the contributing factor for the crash and for the Yamaha motorcycle.
Press accounts citing police and the FDNY said FDNY firefighters were responding to a fire or call with lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred.