Bicyclist Dies after Colliding with FDNY Rescue Company

April 20, 2025

Police said the bicyclist crashed into the side of FDNY Rescue 4's apparatus while it was responding.

A cyclist was killed after he crashed into the side of FDNY Rescue 4's rig while they were responding to a call Saturday in Queens.

The accident happened around 4 p.m. in Middle Village when the rig was responding with it's warning lights activated.

NYPD officials told the New York Post that the cyclist, a man in his 50s, crashed into the side of the fire apparatus as it turned on to Juniper Valley Road from 80th Street.

The cyclist, police said, rode out from behind a car and crashed into the truck and ended up underneath the rig.

“I just feel so bad for everyone. For the people in the fire truck, the families involved, everyone,” passerby Miguel Vegas told the newspaper.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.