Man struck and killed while riding scooter down Bensonhurst street
The scene of the fatal accident. Photos by Steve Solomonson
A 65-year-old man was killed Friday morning while riding a scooter in Bensonhurst.
According to authorities, a commercial truck traveling eastbound on 73rd Street collided with the man – who was traveling eastbound on a motorized scooter – while making a right turn on 19th Avenue just before noon on Oct. 19.
The victim, who witnesses say was Asian, was removed to Maimonides Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
