NYPD van fatally hits male pedestrian in Crown Heights

NYPD vehicles in the area where an NYPD van struck an individual.
NYPD vehicles in the area where an NYPD van struck an individual. Photo credit Citizen App

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An NYPD van struck and killed a male pedestrian in Crown Heights Thursday night, officials said.

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The man -- whose identity has not yet been released -- was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County where he was pronounced dead.

The van was traveling along Eastern Parkway when it struck the man at Schenectady Avenue around 8 p.m.

It was unclear if the NYPD van was responding to an emergency.

The investigation is ongoing.

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