One man is dead and another is injured after being struck while crossing a busy street in the Lower Hudson Valley.
On Thursday, around 6 p.m., the Ramapo Police Department responded to the intersection of W. Maple Ave and Kings Point for a reported pedestrian-struck motor vehicle collision.
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Arriving officers learned two people were hit by two vehicles.
According to police, both people were walking across W. Maple Ave westbound at the street corner when a vehicle traveling northbound struck the pedestrian, a 70-year-old man.
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The impact threw the unnamed 70-year-old man into the southbound lane and he was struck by a separate vehicle traveling south.
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The 70-year-old man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased at Good Samaritan Hospital due to injuries sustained in the crash.
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Note: According to the National Institutes of Health, “Traditionally, the ‘elderly’ are considered to be those persons age 65 and older.”
The other victim was identified as a 51-year-old man. He was taken to Westchester Medical Center with undisclosed injuries.
His condition hasn’t been released.
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Both drivers remained at the scene. No tickets were issued as the Town of Ramapo Police Crash Investigation Unit continues investigating. Any witnesses can contact police.
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