A 61-year-old antheral was fatally struck by 2 drivers arsenic helium tried to transverse Manhattan’s FDR Drive connected a snowfall and ice-slicked Thursday morning, constabulary said.
The unfortunate was crossing the southbound lanes of the FDR Drive adjacent E. 34th St. astir 5:15 a.m. erstwhile a 26-year-old antheral operating a achromatic Ford van slammed into him cops said.
A infinitesimal later, a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 57-year-old antheral besides struck the victim, who died astatine the scene. The victim’s sanction was not instantly released.
No charges were instantly filed against the drivers. Cops were trying to find if a wintery premix of snowfall and sleet blanketing the tri-state country played a relation successful the crash.
About 9 hours earlier, a 90-year-old pistillate died connected the Upper East Side erstwhile she was struck by a antheral operating a yellowish cab and past tally implicit by different driver, constabulary said.
The pistillate was crossing York Ave. mid-block adjacent E. 72nd St. astir 5:40 p.m. Wednesday erstwhile she was killed, cops and witnesses said.
Early Tuesday morning, a pistillate was killed erstwhile her speeding Tesla crashed into a partition connected the FDR Drive, overturned, and caught fire adjacent E. 70th St. connected the Upper East Side, cops said.
The pistillate and her 26-year-old rider were thrown from the conveyance earlier it caught occurrence astir 2:45 a.m.
She died astatine the scene. Her rider was rushed to the infirmary with terrible burns. Cops were inactive trying to find the woman’s individuality Thursday.