Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting Parked Dump Truck in Clinton Hill
A 30-year-old man driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle died at Classon and Atlantic avenues in Brooklyn early Aug. 28 after police said he lost control and hit the rear of a parked, unoccupied dump truck.
What We Know
Just before 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2025, a 30-year-old man riding north on a motorcycle at Classon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn was in a collision with a parked dump truck. News 12, citing police, reported that he was driving a Harley-Davidson, lost control, and hit the rear of an empty dump truck in Clinton Hill. EMS took him to NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead. The city record lists one fatality, the motorcycle driver, and no other reported injuries.
The early-morning crash
The crash was recorded at 3:27 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2025, at Classon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. News 12 reported that a 30-year-old man driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost control and hit the rear of an empty dump truck parked in the area.
The rider died at the hospital
The city record identifies the person killed as a 30-year-old male motorcycle driver. News 12 reported that EMS took him to NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.
A deadly spot on Atlantic Avenue
The crash happened at Classon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, near 580 Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill, according to the city record and News 12.
CrashCountNYC location context identifies Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn as a high-crash corridor. Since 2022, records show 4,096 crashes, 2,408 injuries, 109 serious injuries and 10 deaths along the street.