Traffic & Transit
Man Riding Atop Van Hospitalized After Falling Off In Forest Hills: PD
The man was riding on the outside of a van but lost his grip and fell onto the street when the car's driver made a turn, police said.
FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — A man riding on the outside of a van was critically injured over the weekend after losing his grip and falling off the vehicle in Forest Hills, police said.
The 32-year-old was clinging onto the outside of a Ford passenger van cruising down Metropolitan Avenue Sunday night, according to the NYPD.
The joyride took a more dangerous turn about 7:25 p.m., when the van's driver turned onto 71st Avenue and the van rider lost his grip, falling and smashing his head on the ground, police said.
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First responders found the man lying on the street with head trauma, and rushed him to a nearby hospital in "critical condition," according to the NYPD.
The van driver, though, sped off along 71st Avenue and hasn't been seen since, police said.
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No one has been arrested as of Monday morning and the investigation remains ongoing, according to the NYPD.
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