Man crushed between cars on Gowanus

January 10, 2023 Jaime DeJesus

Manoj Thapa was struck and killed on the Gowanus Expressway. Photo: Loudlabs News NYC

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A 32-year-old man was crushed to death between two cars on the Gowanus Expressway, Dec. 31.

Cops said a Nissan was disabled in the west lane at 12:50 a.m. when two cars behind it crashed into each other. When Queens resident Manoj Thapa got out to check the damage to his Toyota, he was hit by a 23-year-old man driving a BMW and got pinned between cars.

EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. Two other drivers were treated for minor injuries at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.