Woman Killed In Brooklyn Hit-And-Run

BROOKLYN, NY— A 29-year-old woman died after a hit-and-run crash in Cypress Hills, according to police.

The woman was riding on a two-wheeled vehicle on Cypress Hills Street near Jamaica Avenue when a white pickup truck struck her from behind, according to police.

The driver fled the scene, and police are searching for the suspect.

Emergency responders took the woman to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Police are waiting to notify her family before releasing her identity.

NYC Vision Zero crash data shows at least one other fatal crash at the Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street intersection.

The location also was the site of a fatal electric-scooter crash in May, when 42-year-old Juan Quishpe died after striking a concrete barrier near the intersection, according to police.