Crime & Safety
Elderly Woman Hit By Van in Williamsburg, Police Say
The 73-year-old woman was crossing the street at Bedford Avenue and Wallabout Street around 6 a.m. when she was hit by a van, police said.
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — An elderly woman was struck by a van while crossing the street in Williamsburg Thursday morning, police said.
The 73-year-old was crossing at Bedford Avenue and Wallabout Street around 6 a.m. when she was hit by the van, police said.
She was transferred to Methodist Hospital in critical condition, police said.
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The driver remained on the scene and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
Brooklyn: Bedford ave and lynch street. Elderly pedestrian struck by van removed to the hospital in critical condition. NYPD CIS o/s pic.twitter.com/cZHK5W36w2
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