{"id":160826,"date":"2026-03-11T22:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160826\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:12:36","slug":"family-of-queens-mom-killed-by-nyc-dump-truck-cant-bear-to-tell-her-kids-yet-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/160826\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Queens mom killed by NYC dump truck can\u2019t bear to tell her kids yet: friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

The children of a Queens woman struck and killed by a city Department of Transportation dump truck<\/a> keep asking when they can see their mother again, thinking she is being treated at a hospital, as their family waits to reveal the awful truth, a close family friend told the Daily News.<\/p>\n

Nilufar Komilova, 31, was hit by the driver of a yellow Mack dump truck as he made a right turn off Metropolitan Ave. onto Lefferts Blvd. in Kew Gardens<\/a> just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, cops said. She died at the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll night they were asking for their mother,\u201d Akobir Azizov, a close friend of Komilova, said of the victim\u2019s children. \u201cTerrible, terrible night for the kids. They were looking for their mom. We\u2019re just saying she is in the hospital now, she has a doctor\u2019s appointment. We don\u2019t want to hurt their feelings, it\u2019s very hard for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Komilova leaves two children, a 3-year-old boy and a 7-year-old daughter. She had just dropped her girl off at Public School 99 and was heading home when she was struck just two blocks from her apartment, Azizov said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe usually takes Lefferts Blvd.,\u201d the friend said of Komilova\u2019s usual walking route. \u201cIt\u2019s interesting because she always obeyed traffic laws, she never jaywalking, she would wait for the change signal to cross the street \u2014 and look what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NilufarNilufar Komilova was fatally struck by a New York City DOT dump truck on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

The victim\u2019s husband, who works as an Uber driver to support his family, called Azizov about two hours after the crash, frantic to find his wife.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe called me and said, \u2018I can\u2019t find my wife.\u2019 I thought maybe she went shopping but she wasn\u2019t responding to calls. We called police, and after that we found out there was an accident,\u201d Azizov said.<\/p>\n

They later learned that the truck had dragged Komilova two blocks before stopping, Azizov said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ate, trying to stay with the husband 24\/7 to comfort him,\u201d he said. \u201cHis blood pressure is high. He didn\u2019t eat. He didn\u2019t sleep. It\u2019s a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Komilova was a housewife who dedicated her life to her family, Azizov said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful family,\u201d he said. \u201cShe was an amazing person and stuck together with her family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DOT truck driver remained at the scene and was not immediately charged.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe NYPD Highway Patrol investigates after Nilufar Komilova was fatally struck by a DOT truck on Lefferts Blvd. and 84th St. in Queens, New York, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Gardiner Anderson \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply saddened by this tragic crash, and our hearts are with the victim\u2019s loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,\u201d DOT spokeswoman Mona Bruno said. \u201cThe circumstances of the collision are under investigation, and we are committed to fully understanding what happened and if additional steps can be taken to prevent future crashes.<\/p>\n

Crashes and injuries involving municipal vehicles have dropped more than 20% since the launch of Vision Zero in 2017, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to improving the safety of our fleet and reducing the risk of serious crashes on our streets in order to ensure the safety of all New Yorkers,\u201d Bruno said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The children of a Queens woman struck and killed by a city Department of Transportation dump truck keep…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160827,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,122,124,123,265],"class_list":["post-160826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-sub-county-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}