STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the fatal collision of an FDNY ambulance and a bicyclist in Graniteville, with the victim’s identity still pending.
The crash occurred at about 10:34 p.m. Monday night at Christopher Lane and Richmond Avenue, according to police.
Investigators determined that the ambulance was traveling south on Richmond Avenue and turning left onto eastbound Christopher Lane when it struck a male bicyclist riding against traffic in the northbound lane of Richmond Avenue, police said.
The bicyclist was thrown onto the roadway and suffered severe head and body trauma. He was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton where he was pronounced dead.
An orange bicycle could be seen laying partly on the sidewalk and partly in the roadway at the crash site, surrounded by discarded disposable gloves.
The bicycle ridden by a male bicyclist who was fatally struck by an FDNY EMS ambulance on Richmond Avenue near Christopher Lane on Staten Island on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.(Advance/SILive.com | Scott R. Axelrod)
The 58-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not injured, according to the NYPD. Police could not confirm whether the ambulance was responding to an emergency or carrying a patient.
Police have not yet released the bicyclist’s identity. The investigation remains ongoing.