Driver Hits Parked Backhoe in Bronx Crash, Killing Passenger
A 24-year-old driver in a 2017 Toyota Highlander hit a parked DSNY backhoe near East 233rd Street and Provost Avenue at 10:29 p.m. on March 13, killing 44-year-old front-seat passenger Mohamed Salim, police said.
What We Know
A 2017 Toyota Highlander with three occupants was traveling west on East 233rd Street near Provost Avenue when the 24-year-old driver lost control or failed to navigate the roadway and hit a parked DSNY backhoe loader, police said. The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Mohamed Salim, 44, the front-seat passenger, was taken to Jacobi Hospital and died there. The driver and a second 44-year-old passenger were also hospitalized and were expected to survive. Salim’s family told the Daily News the crash happened in front of his autobody shop and said the backhoe had been left there for weeks. Police reported no arrests and said the Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
A westbound trip ended at parked sanitation equipment
Police said a 24-year-old man was driving a 2017 Toyota Highlander west on East 233rd Street when he lost control or failed to navigate the roadway and hit an unoccupied, parked DSNY backhoe loader. The official crash record places the collision at East 233rd Street and Provost Avenue at 10:29 p.m. and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor.
Mohamed Salim died after being taken to Jacobi
Salim, 44, was the front-seat passenger. EMS took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the driver and another 44-year-old passenger were also taken to Jacobi in stable condition or were expected to survive.
The Daily News reported that Salim owned House of Benz, an auto workshop near the crash site. His mother, Bibi Salim, told the paper, “My son is gone.”
Reports differed on the neighborhood name
The official record lists East 233rd Street at Provost Avenue in the Bronx. News reports placed the same crash near 1682 East 233rd Street and described the area differently: the Daily News called it Baychester, while News 12 and Norwood News called it Eastchester.
Family questioned why the backhoe was left there
Salim’s family told the Daily News the backhoe had been parked outside for about two weeks near his shop. His father, Jidat Kondayya, alleged that it was double-parked and said firefighters had to cut doors off the Toyota to remove the people inside. Police said there were no arrests and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.