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Queens Teen Killed in Crosswalk by Private Garbage Truck

The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad is reviewing the crash with no charges filed.

Overview

  • Nishath Jannath, 19, was struck in a marked crosswalk in Woodside late Sunday near Roosevelt Avenue and 62nd Street.
  • Police say a 38-year-old driver for Royal Waste Services turned from Roosevelt Avenue onto northbound 62nd Street and hit her.
  • The driver stopped and remained at the scene as police and EMS responded.
  • Medics pronounced Jannath dead at the scene, and they treated the driver for minor injuries.
  • The Collision Investigation Squad is reconstructing the crash to determine the cause and whether charges are warranted, and the site sits a block from a busy transit hub with three reported nonfatal crashes since 2021.