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Chain-reaction crash kills man, 65, crossing Brooklyn street

A 65-year-old Manhattan man was killed by an out-of-control SUV in Brooklyn on Sunday morning
A 65-year-old Manhattan man was killed by an out-of-control SUV in Brooklyn on Sunday morning.
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NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – An SUV collided with a car and then careened into a 65-year-old man, killing him, in Brooklyn on Sunday, police said.

The deadly chain-reaction crash happened at West First Street and Avenue P in Gravesend around 10:15 a.m.


Police said a Cadillac SUV was traveling northbound on West First Street when it collided with a Hyundai Sonata traveling eastbound on Avenue P.

The victim was rushed to an area hospital but did not surviveThe victim was rushed to an area hospital but did not survive.Citizen App

The impact caused the SUV to strike the man, who was crossing West First Street, police said.

The victim was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center but did not survive. He was later identified as Jun Jin Yang, of Manhattan.

Citizen App video shows police tape up amid a heavy emergency response.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing. No arrests have been reported.

No arrests have been reported in the crashNo arrests have been reported in the crash.Citizen App