Cement-truck driver killed cyclist Edwin Delgado in Borough Park
At 3:50 p.m. on March 11, 2026, a 68-year-old driver in a 2021 Mack cement truck hit 53-year-old cyclist Edwin Delgado near 16th Avenue and 49th Street, and medics took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died.
What We Know
Edwin Delgado, 53, was riding south on 16th Avenue near 49th Street on March 11, 2026, when a 68-year-old driver in a Mack cement truck hit him in Borough Park. Medics took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. Police said the driver remained at the scene and was not arrested, while the investigation continued. City crash data records one cyclist killed, lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and records the rider's vehicle as an e-bike. Streetsblog reported that video obtained by News12 Brooklyn showed Delgado veering around a double-parked car before the cement-truck driver overtook him.
What investigators and reporters described
The city crash record places the fatal collision at 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Brooklyn at 3:50 p.m. on March 11, 2026, with one cyclist killed and no other injuries recorded. News reports identified the cyclist as Edwin Delgado, 53, and said a 68-year-old driver in a 2021 Mack cement truck was also traveling south on 16th Avenue when he hit Delgado.
Emergency medical responders took Delgado to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Police told reporters the driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was continuing.
Edwin Delgado and the truck driver
The official record describes the person killed as a 53-year-old male bicyclist. Multiple outlets, citing police, identified him as Edwin Delgado and reported that his address was linked to East New York.
Reporters described the truck driver as a 68-year-old man. The official vehicle record lists one occupant in the concrete mixer and records the driver as licensed in New York.
The records describe the rider's vehicle differently
The city vehicle record lists a 2021 Mack concrete mixer and an Avantrek e-bike. News reports described the driver as operating a Mack cement truck and described Delgado as riding a bike or bicycle.
The official vehicle records list the truck driver as traveling south and going straight ahead, with right-front-bumper impact recorded for the concrete mixer. The e-bike record also lists southbound travel, passing before the crash, and demolished damage.
Attention, passing and a double-parked car were documented
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The e-bike vehicle record also lists improper passing or lane usage.
Streetsblog reported that a video obtained by News12 Brooklyn showed Delgado veering around a double-parked car before the cement-truck driver overtook him. News12 reported that police said the investigation into what led up to the crash was ongoing.
16th Avenue has a recent record of serious harm
The crash happened near 16th Avenue and 49th Street in Borough Park, on the broader 16th Avenue corridor in Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC's corridor context for 16th Avenue recorded 330 crashes, 206 injuries, 15 serious injuries and one death from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Advocates pointed to Borough Park's bike-network gap
Streetsblog reported that Brooklyn Community Board 12 had been designated a Bicycle Priority District in 2017, while Borough Park still had no protected or painted bike lanes. Transportation Alternatives said double-parking could be reduced by pricing curb space and building protected bike infrastructure.
In a broader News12 report on a deadly week on New York City streets, advocates and residents called for expanded bike networks, speed enforcement and traffic calming.