By SÍLE MOLONEY

A CAR IS seen crashed into a wall at East Fordham Road tunnel at Southern Boulevard in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Sunday, April 12, 2026. 
Image courtesy of the Citizens’ App

One person was treated at the scene of an apparent one-vehicle accident in the Belmont section of the Bronx close to the Bronx Zoo on Sunday, April 12, EMS officials said.

 

One car was seen in video posted to social media crashed into a wall in the tunnel on East Fordham Road and Southern Boulevard, with the NYPD and an ambulance on scene.

THE SCENE AT East Fordham Road tunnel at Southern Boulevard in the Belmont section of The Bronx at 6.45 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2026. 
Photo by Síle Moloney

When contacted, an FDNY / EMS spokesperson said the departments received a 911 call at 4.09 p.m. on Sunday for a report of a car crash at the location. They said one civilian was evaluated on scene by EMS and refused medical attention and the incident was closed at 5.02 p.m.

 

When Norwood News visited the scene at around 6.45 p.m., neither the crashed car nor police or EMS were still at the location.

 

When contacted, an NYPD spokesperson said the accident was a single-vehicle collision, “One vehicle crashed into concrete at the location at 16.09 hours, under the bridge. We have one vehicle which collided with the wall under the overpass.” He added in part, “No arrests, no injuries listed. The vehicle operator requested their own tow.”

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS in the 52nd Precinct for the 28-day period ending April 5, 2026, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 52nd Precinct as of April 5, 2026, compared to last year (right) Part I. This precinct covers some or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights. 
Source: NYPD

Traffic accident statistics in the 52nd Precinct, where this accident occurred, for the 28-day period ending April 5, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 52nd Precinct as of April 5, compared to last year (right) are attached. This precinct covers some or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights.

 

As reported, FDNY were  called to East 204th Street and Mosholu Parkway on Saturday night, April 11, after a child got locked inside a car.

 

There were minor injuries reported after a two vehicle crash on the Grand Concourse in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on March 30.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS in the 52nd Precinct for the 28-day period ending April 5, 2026, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 52nd Precinct as of April 5, 2026, compared to last year (right) Part II. This precinct covers some or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights. 
Source: NYPD

Fifteen people were injured following a bus collision in the Edenwald section of The Bronx on Friday, April 10, EMS officials said.

 

As reported, a 32-year-old man died following a bus-motorcycle collision outside Tracey Towers also in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Wednesday, April 8.

 

Prior to this, as reported, three people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle car crash on West Gun Hill Road in Norwood on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, no injuries were reported following a three-vehicle crash on the Major Deegan Expressway on Sunday, March 22, while two people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle collision in Norwood on Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway the same day.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS in the 52nd Precinct for the 28-day period ending April 5, 2026, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date traffic accidents in the 52nd Precinct as of April 5, 2026, compared to last year (right) Part III. This precinct covers some or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights. 
Source: NYPD

With collision investigations, the NYPD handles all criminal aspects of the investigation, while NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) reviews the street design at the locations of such crashes.

 

Note: The data presented on this page are preliminary and subject to change. Reasons for this may include re-classifications of deaths later determined to be unrelated to traffic collision, or delays in determining a death from traffic collision that occurred on a date subsequent to the actual crash. A comparison of current and previous year data may not be valid or statistically meaningful.
Source: NYPD