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Truck plows into 2 teens riding bike in NYC, killing one of them: cops

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Morrison, E., & Pohl, M. (2026, September 19). Truck plows into 2 teens riding bike in NYC, killing one of them: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/nyc-truck-strikes-two-teens-riding-citibike-killing-one-on-manhattan-les/

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Two teenagers, aged 15 and 13, were struck by an excavation truck in Manhattan on Friday night while riding a bike, resulting in the death of the 15-year-old and hospitalization of the younger girl with stable condition. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. when the truck turned onto First Avenue from East 14th Street, hitting the teens as bystanders tried to alert the driver.

Written by AI on 2026-09-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Friday night around 9 p.m., an excavation truck hit two teens riding a Citi Bike on East 14th Street in Manhattan's East Village; the 15-year-old girl, identified as Daria Serkov, died at Bellevue Hospital after being pinned under the vehicle. Her friend, also aged 13, was hospitalized but is now stable. Bystanders screamed for the driver to stop but were ignored until first responders arrived and attempted CPR on Daria for ten minutes without success. The truck driver reportedly wept uncontrollably when realizing what had happened. A vigil later honored Serkov at the crash site, with friends describing her as warm-hearted and full of joy.

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Two teens riding on the same bike were struck by a truck in Manhattan Friday night — killing one and leaving the other hospitalized, cops said. asserted

cops → rid → other

The teens, aged 15 and 13, were heading along East 14th Street when they were hit by the vehicle – an excavation truck – as it turned north onto First Avenue at about 9 p.m. Both girls were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where the 15-year-old was pronounced dead, police said. asserted

police → age → Hospital

The younger girl was listed in stable condition. asserted

girl → list → condition

Bystanders were “screaming at the truck, ‘stop, stop, stop’” but the driver apparently couldn’t hear them, according to a witness. uncertain

driver → scream → witness

The witness, who declined to give his name, said the aftermath of the collision was “dramatic” after he ran over to help. “Two bystanders were trying to pull the girl on the right side out from under the wheeI. Then the cops came and told them to stop because they could cause her more damage,” he said. uncertain

he → decline → damage

“The girl was bleeding. asserted

girl → bleed → ?

The blood was leaking towards the other side of the vehicle,” the witness said, adding he “saw the fire department come, doing CPR on the girl. asserted

department → leak → girl

Then the cops told everyone to walk away.” asserted

cops → tell → everyone

An electric CitiBike appeared to be pinned beneath the truck’s tire. asserted

CitiBike → appear → tire

“I feel sad and sorry for the little girl and her family to see her pass away in this tragic way,” the witness said. asserted

witness → feel → way

“It should bring more awareness to look more. asserted

It → bring → awareness

This could be prevented a hundred times,” he sighed. uncertain

he → prevent → ?

“We have to be more aware.” asserted

We → have → ?

The truck driver remained at the scene and appeared visibly distraught. asserted

driver → remain → scene

Truck plows into 2 teens riding bike in NYC, killing one of them: cops

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