Rider dies after Flatbush Avenue collision with pedestrian
Claud Sealy, 60, was fatally injured and a pedestrian was hurt in an April 25 e-bike collision recorded at Flatbush and New York avenues, and police told News 12 both were taken to Kings County Hospital.
What We Know
Claud Sealy, 60, was riding an e-bike when police said he collided with a 72-year-old woman near Flatbush and New York avenues in Brooklyn on April 25, 2026. City crash data recorded one cyclist killed and one pedestrian injured, with failure to yield right-of-way listed as a contributing factor. News 12 reported that EMS took both Sealy and the woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where Sealy died two weeks later; the woman suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. Sources differed on the time: city data recorded 8:58 p.m., News 12 described the crash as just before 11 p.m., and other reports placed it shortly before 9 p.m.
A nighttime collision on Flatbush Avenue
City crash data recorded the April 25 collision at 8:58 p.m. at Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn. Police told News 12 that Claud Sealy, 60, collided with a 72-year-old woman while riding an e-bike near that corner.
The reviewed reports disagree on the exact time. News 12 described the crash as just before 11 p.m., while Hoodline and El Diario, citing police reports, placed it shortly before 9 p.m.
Flatbush Avenue has a long crash record
The crash was recorded at Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn. On Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, CrashCountNYC’s location review counted 2,981 crashes, 1,956 injuries, 125 serious injuries and 10 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Both people were taken to Kings County Hospital
News 12 reported that EMS took Sealy and the 72-year-old woman to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County. Sealy died two weeks later, according to police; Hoodline and El Diario reported that he died there on May 9. The woman’s injuries were described as not life-threatening.
Officials told News 12 that the crash happened just over a mile from Sealy’s home.
City data listed failure to yield
The city crash record listed failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor for the e-bike entry. Hoodline and El Diario reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was handling the investigation.