NYPD identifies man, 60, who died after being hit by school bus on Staten Island

New York’s Staten Island. During the Wednesday evening rush hour in St. George, a 60-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a school bus while he was crossing the street in the middle, according to reports.

The victim was identified by the NYPD as Tompkinsville resident Carl Calabro.

A spokeswoman for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information said that at approximately 4:35 p.m., police received a 911 call regarding a pedestrian collision on Slosson Terrace close to Bay Street.

According to a person familiar with the inquiry, the victim was crossing in an area that was not a crosswalk, approximately 50 feet west of Bay Street.

According to the source, no criminal activity is suspected.

According to the NYPD Highway District Collision inquiry Squad’s preliminary inquiry, a 55-year-old man was operating a school bus on Bay Street in the direction of the St. George Ferry Terminal when the driver made a left turn onto Slosson Terrace.

According to the police spokesperson, Calabro was hit by the school bus and taken by EMS to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, where he subsequently passed away.

The school bus driver stayed on the scene.

According to the police spokesperson, the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been brought.

At first, police gave the victim a different age.

Second fatal pedestrian crash on Wednesday

In our municipality on Wednesday, two pedestrians lost their lives in separate collisions that occurred several hours apart.

Willowbrook resident Kathleen Murphy, 64, was killed when she was struck by a vehicle on the grounds of Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze.

At approximately 6:45 a.m., Murphy was heading from the parking lot toward the building at 242 Mason Ave. when he was struck by a Volkswagen SUV, according to a representative for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

A 67-year-old man was driving the Volkswagen southwest on the parking lot access road when he struck Murphy, who was walking north, according to the NYPD’s Highway District Collision inquiry Squad’s inquiry.

A representative for Staten Island University Hospital expressed the hospital’s profound sadness at the tragic incident that took place there today. We are sending the family and our team members our deepest sympathies during this trying time. We are still dedicated to helping those impacted get through this tragedy. We are also completely assisting the police in their current investigation.

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