{"id":351334,"date":"2026-09-19T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351334\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T22:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T22:20:08","slug":"nyc-teen-killed-after-being-hit-by-truck-while-on-bike-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/351334\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC teen killed after being hit by truck while on bike identified"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 15-year-old girl killed after being struck by a sanitation truck<\/a> in the East Village while riding a Citi Bike was identified Saturday as Daria Serkov, police said. <\/p>\n

Serkov\u2019s friend, a 16-year-old girl who was on the Citi Bike with\u00a0her, was also injured in the crash and remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to police.<\/p>\n

The crash<\/a> happened at East 14th Street and First Avenue around 9 p.m. Friday. The truck was attempting to turn right onto First Avenue when it hit the teens, police said.<\/p>\n

A bicyclist on a Citibike was killed after being struck by a truck on First Avenue at East 14th Street in the city Friday night. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/p>\n

EMS rushed both girls to Bellevue Hospital, where Serkov was declared dead, according to cops.<\/p>\n

Bystanders were \u201cscreaming at the truck, \u2018stop, stop, stop,\u2019\u201d but the driver apparently couldn\u2019t hear them, a witness told The Post.<\/p>\n

The witness, who declined to give his name, called the aftermath of the collision \u201cdramatic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo bystanders were trying to pull the girl on the right side out from under the wheel. Then the cops came and told them to stop because they could cause her more damage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The excavation vehicle was turning onto First Avenue from East 14th Street when it hit the girls. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/p>\n

Police gather at the scene where a bicyclist on a Citibike was critically injured after being struck by a truck on First Avenue at E14th Street in New York, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girl was bleeding. The blood was leaking towards the other side of the vehicle,\u201d the witness said, adding he \u201csaw the fire department come, doing CPR on the girl. Then the cops told everyone to walk away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bdin Puangsawasdi, owner of Kati Thai restaurant on 14th Street, ran out to the intersection after his wife heard a \u201cloud noise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the truck driver come out and he was crying uncontrollably,\u201d Puangsawasdi recalled to The Post.<\/p>\n

The driver remained on the scene and there were no charges, cops said. The girls were both riding the same bike<\/a> and weren\u2019t wearing helmets, witnesses said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The truck was a Hydro excavation truck from Badger Daylighting. The New Jersey company released a statement saying they were \u201cdevastated\u201d and sending \u201cheartfelt condolences to her family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lyft, which owns and operates Citi Bike, told The Post, \u201cWe\u2019re deeply saddened by this tragedy, and our thoughts and condolences are with the family during this incredibly difficult time. We are ready to work with law enforcement and provide any assistance they need as they investigate. Safety is our top priority, and we remain committed to working with our city partners to make streets safer for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 15-year-old girl killed after being struck by a sanitation truck in the East Village while riding a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":351335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[41423,4325,57,9,56,63,65,64,103,4730,58],"class_list":["post-351334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-citibike","tag-crashes","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-nypd","tag-teens","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351334","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=351334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}