Overview
- The school bus turning left from Lee Avenue onto Lorimer Street struck the boy Friday morning at the busy intersection, police said.
- The child was pronounced dead at a hospital, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is investigating with no arrests reported.
- Police and local outlets reported the driver left the scene at first and returned after being told what happened.
- The five-way junction lacked painted crosswalks after recent roadwork, and Council Member Lincoln Restler urged the DOT to repaint, study signal timing with a Barnes Dance that gives walkers their own phase, add daylighting, and post a crossing guard.
- The area has seen repeated crashes, including injuries to three pre-teens last week, and past pushback led the city to remove parts of a protected bike lane.