A Staten Island bicyclist was killed in a collision with a FDNY ambulance, police said Tuesday.
The incident happened in Graniteville at about 10:34 p.m. Monday at Richmond Ave. and Graniteville Ave.
Police said the driver of the ambulance, a 58-year-old male, was driving south on Richmond Ave. and that as he started turning left onto Christopher Lane, he collided with a bicyclist who was also south on the avenue but riding in the northbound lane.
A bicyclist in Staten Island died after a collision with an FDNY ambulance on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, authorities said. (Rose Abuin / New York Daily News)
The bicyclist, a man believed to be in his 40s, was rushed by medics to Richmond University Medical Center but could not be saved.
The ambulance driver stayed at the scene. It was not immediately clear if the driver was heading to a job or who was at fault.