{"id":343065,"date":"2026-09-10T18:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343065\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:34:10","slug":"breaking-high-speed-chinatown-crash-near-manhattan-bridge-kills-one-man-injures-two-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343065\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: High-speed Chinatown crash near Manhattan Bridge kills one man, injures two women"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tragedy struck Chinatown<\/a> on Thursday when the driver of a flatbed truck came careening off the Manhattan Bridge and struck three people \u2014 killing one of them.<\/p>\n

According to police sources, the shocking incident happened at around 10:20 a.m. on Sept. 10 on Canal Street as the 66-year-old driver of a flatbed truck overloaded with wooden pallets came zooming westbound off the bridge and mounted the sidewalk outside of the Mahayana Buddhist Temple.<\/p>\n

Video observed by amNewYork showed the overhanging wooden pallets clipped a man and two women as they walked down the street, sending them hurtling through the air. The driver and truck continued hurtling toward Bowery and Hester Street, where it collided with a van operated by a 47-year-old driver.<\/p>\n

\"AccordingAccording to police sources, the shocking incident happened at around 10:20 a.m. on Sept. 10 on Canal Street as the 66-year-old driver of a flatbed truck overloaded with wooden pallets came zooming westbound off the bridge and mounted the sidewalk outside of the Mahayana Buddhist Temple.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

Officers from the\u00a05th Precinct<\/a> responded to the scene along with EMS, who rushed all three victims to Bellevue Hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A 77-year-old man was pronounced dead; his identity is pending proper family notification. The two women, ages 71 (believed to be the dead man\u2019s wife) and 52, were listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n

The 47-year-old driver of the van was also hospitalized and is in stable condtion.
\n\"\"Officers from the 5th Precinct responded to the scene along with EMS, who rushed all three victims to Bellevue Hospital. A 77-year-old man was pronounced dead; his identity is pending proper family notification.Photo by Dean Moses\n<\/p>\n

Police immediately created a crime scene that spanned several blocks. The truck itself was left with a shattered windshield, and all four tires had blown out. Meanwhile, blood and other debris were left strewn across the roadway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The driver was given a breathalyzer and field sobriety test on the scene. He was taken into custody, with charges against him pending the results of the ongoing investigation.\n<\/p>\n

It is not the first deadly crash to occur off the foot of the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown. In July 2025, two people were killed when a hit-and-run driver speeding off the bridge<\/a> collided with them near the corner of Canal Street and Broadway.<\/p>\n

\"\"The driver was given a breathalyzer and field sobriety test on the scene. He was taken into custody, with charges against him pending the results of the ongoing investigation.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

Local state Sen. Stephen Chan demanded immediate traffic safety changes to prevent another tragedy from occurring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need rumble strips on that off ramp. We need traffic control, advanced traffic control. Put it on the bridge and slow them down. Something has to slow them down. I don\u2019t know if there\u2019s a speed camera on the bridge, there needs to be one,\u201d Chan said.<\/p>\n

The NYPD Highway District\u2019s Collision Investigation Squad is conducting the ongoing inquiry into Thursday\u2019s crash.\n<\/p>\n