15-Year-Old Killed After Citi Bike Struck by Turning Truck in Manhattan
A 15-year-old girl died and a 16-year-old was hospitalized after a medium-duty truck collided with their Citi Bike in the East Village, police said.
Police responded to a 9 p.m. call on Friday in Manhattan's East Village after a medium-duty Peterbilt truck turned right from East 14th Street onto First Avenue and struck a Citi Bike. The bicycle carried two teenage girls, a 15-year-old passenger and a 16-year-old rider. The younger girl, identified as Daria Serkov, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition and died shortly thereafter. The older girl was treated at the same facility and remains in stable condition.
The truck, operated by Badger Infrastructure Solutions, was driven by a 57-year-old man who was not injured and was questioned at the scene. No arrests have been made as the investigation continues. Badger Infrastructure Solutions confirmed that one of its vehicles was involved and said it is cooperating with authorities.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently announced a comprehensive traffic-safety plan that includes more than 100 policy goals aimed at reducing fatalities and serious injuries over the next decade.