NYC motorist killed, 4 hurt — including 9-year-old girl — in three-vehicle collision on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

An elderly man was killed and four others hurt — including a 9-year-old girl — in a three-car smash-up near the Kosciuszko Bridge in Queens Thursday, cops said.

Three vehicles collided around 10:50 a.m. on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, just before the entrance to the span leading to north Brooklyn.

Five people were hurt in the crash — including a 75-year-old man who was rushed to the Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Four more victims were rushed to the same hospital, including a 9-year-old girl who was listed in stable condition.


A man is dead after a three-vehicle collision on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Four others were hurt, including a 9-year-old girl.

Video posted on Citizen shows one vehicle precariously rolled on its side against the highway barrier, alongside a pickup truck smashed up in the back.

A stopped green taxi can also be seen on the rainy road.

The westbound Kosciuszko Bridge was closed in the aftermath of the collision.

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