A driver traveling the wrong way on Park Avenue in the Bronx struck and killed a man early Monday morning and left the scene, police said.<\/p>\n
The crash happened around 6 a.m. near East Tremont Avenue, where a white vehicle was heading north in the southbound lanes of Park Avenue, according to the NYPD. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
Firefighters and EMS crews were called to the intersection for a report of a pedestrian struck, according to the FDNY. Medics pronounced the man dead and turned the scene over to police.<\/p>\n
Police have not released the man’s name, pending family notification, and have not given his age.<\/p>\n
No arrests have been made. Authorities have not described the vehicle beyond its color, or said whether any surveillance cameras captured the crash.<\/p>\n
The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad is investigating. The fatal hit-and-run comes just days after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration pledged to crack down on reckless driving<\/a>.<\/p>\n