Bicyclist Killed By Car In 2nd Deadly BK Crash Over 24-Hour Span

BROOKLYN, NY — A bicyclist died after he was hit by a car in Brooklyn early Tuesday morning, police said.

The bicyclist, 64, was biking on Broadway near Lorimer Street in Williamsburg when the driver of a Honda Accord opened their car's door at about 7:50 a.m., knocking the man off of his bicycle.

Moments later, he was run over by a second vehicle, a Hyundai Elantra, authorities said.

The man was rushed to Bellevue Hospital to receive treatment for head trauma, but he was later pronounced dead, according to authorities.

The two drivers stayed at the scene, but no arrests had been made as of Tuesday afternoon, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.

One man told the Daily News he watched as the horror played out in front of him.

“I just saw the feet under the car,” Joe Terstenyak told the venerable tabloid. “It didn’t look like he was pinned, but he wasn’t moving.”

“He was completely under,” Terstenyak told the Daily News.

New York City Council Member Lincoln Restler took to social media, urging the Department of Transportation to step in and implement safety measures for intersections in the local area.

"We know what it takes to design safer streets -- but these serious crashes will keep happening if we do not act now to pass policies and implement redesigns to make our community safer. Every life lost to traffic violence is a policy failure," Restler said.

Transportation Alternatives, a street safety advocacy group, has argued that the intersection of Lorimer and Broadway is hazardous, featuring slip lanes that encourage speeding and inadequate infrastructure to protect pedestrians and cyclists.

“We know which streets and intersections in our city are dangerous – it’s time to truly fix them before more New Yorkers are injured or killed on the mayor’s streets. This street has been a Vision Zero Priority corridor for over a decade, and let this be another tragic call for the City to fix it and keep cyclists safe,” said Danny Harris, the executive director of Transportation Alternatives, in a statement.

Tuesday's crash marks the second fatal incident in South Williamsburg within the last 24 hours. On Monday night, a sedan driver ran a red light and collided with an MTA bus, resulting in a passenger being thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

“We are heartbroken to learn that drivers killed two New Yorkers in Williamsburg within 24 hours – and horrified that children witnessed the impact of a fatal crash during their morning trip to school. We send our thoughts and condolences to their community and their loved ones,” Harris said.