QUEENS, NY — A 46-year-old man was killed after he hit a pothole and fell off his motorized scooter, striking his head on the ground in Queens Monday night, police said.
The incident happened on Liberty Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
The man was riding a stand-up motorized scooter when he struck a pothole and was thrown to the ground, striking his head on impact.
The 46-year-old man was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
According to ABC 7 New York, the pothole has since been refilled after the crash.
Additional details into the crash have been released. The victim has not been identified yet.
An investigation remain ongoing.
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