NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — An e-bike rider was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn Saturday night amid a surge in traffic deaths across the city, police said.
Babacar Dia, 44, of the Bronx, was heading east on Linden Boulevard in East New York around 10:26 p.m. when he entered the intersection with Snediker Avenue and was struck by a driver of a dark sedan traveling north on that avenue, according to police.
It was not immediately clear who had the right of way in the collision.
Cops responding to the crash found Dia lying in the roadway with severe trauma to his body, police said.
Dia was transported to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
The driver fled the scene and an investigation is ongoing.
There were192 traffic deaths recorded through Sept. 19, up from 156 at that point last year, according to NYPD data. Traffic Fatalities have been on the rise since 2019 despite the city's Vision Zero safety program.
