You are reading

16-year-old girl fatally struck by box truck outside Woodside school: NYPD

A 16-year-old girl was fatally struck by the driver of a white box truck at the intersection of 47th Avenue and 46th Street in Woodside Wednesday (GMaps 46th Street/47th Avenue)

June 26, 2024 By Christian Murray

A teenage girl was fatally struck and an 8-year-old child severely injured when they were hit by a box truck outside a Woodside school Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The pair were struck by the driver of a white Ford truck at around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of 46th Street and 47th Avenue near I.S. 125. The driver was traveling westbound on 47th Avenue and hit the young pedestrians while making a right turn onto 46th Street.

The police were unsure at the time of publication whether the driver had the light when the turn was made.

EMS responded to the scene, and the 16-year-old girl was declared dead. The 8-year-old girl, who sustained head and leg injuries, was transported to New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center and was listed in stable condition.

The truck driver initially fled the scene and continued driving southbound on 46th Street. The driver, however, was later found in the vehicle and has yet to be charged.

email the author: news@queenspost.com
No comments yet

Leave a Comment
Reply to this Comment

All comments are subject to moderation before being posted.


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Recent News

Queens man sentenced to 7 years in prison for 2021 attempted kidnapping in Richmond Hill: DA

A Fresh Meadows man was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to kidnap a 5-year-old boy in Richmond Hill in July 2021, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Tuesday.

James McGonagle, 27, of Parsons Boulevard, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court in November to attempted kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child for grabbing the child off a sidewalk before his mother and siblings thwarted the abduction.

88-year-old woman robbed of purse containing cash while walking in Maspeth: NYPD

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are searching for a man who allegedly robbed an 88-year-old woman in Maspeth on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 7.

The senior was walking near the intersection of Brown Place and 58th Avenue, two blocks south of the Long Island Expressway near Frontera Park, at around 4:45 p.m. when the alleged perpetrator snuck up behind her and forcibly removed her pocketbook, police said Tuesday.