{"id":22141,"date":"2025-10-30T03:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/22141\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T03:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:02:06","slug":"brooklyn-pedestrians-struck-2-men-injured-after-being-hit-by-ford-vehicle-driver-remains-on-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/22141\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn pedestrians struck: 2 men injured after being hit by Ford vehicle; driver remains on scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — Police are investigating after two people were struck by a vehicle in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Officers responded to 4819 18th Ave. around 6:30 p.m. for reports of two pedestrians struck.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived, they found a 59-year-old man and an 84-year-old man who had been struck by a vehicle.<\/p>\n

Police say it appeared that a 38-year-old man was driving a Ford Transit 250, traveling northbound on 18th Avenue, when he struck both men.<\/p>\n

EMS responded and transported the victims to Maimonides Medical Center where the 84-year-old is in critical condition, and the 59-year-old is expected to survive.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old driver remained on scene and there were no arrests.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

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