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NYC teen seen in eerie Citi Bike photo year before being fatally struck by truck while cycling

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Fitz-Gibbon, J., & Suriel, F. (2026, September 20). NYC teen seen in eerie Citi Bike photo year before being fatally struck by truck while cycling. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/nyc-teen-seen-in-eerie-citi-bike-photo-year-before-being-fatally-struck-by-truck-while-cycling/

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Daria Serkov, a 15-year-old New York City resident who was struck and killed by an excavation truck while cycling on a Citi Bike in Manhattan, was identified by police following the fatal accident on Friday night at approximately 9 p.m. The incident occurred on 14th Street near Avenue A, where Daria was riding with her friend when she was hit. An eerie photo of Daria on a Citi Bike taken about a year before the tragedy has resurfaced online. A GoFundMe page set up to support Daria’s family and twin sister Greta had raised over $62,500 as of Sunday morning for funeral expenses and related costs.

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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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The tragic teen killed by a truck while riding a Citi Bike on the Lower East Side was a twin who loved to cycle, according to a family pal — as an eerie previous photo of the victim on one of the two-wheelers surfaced. uncertain

photo → kill → wheelers

Daria Serkov, 15, was on a Citi Bike with a 13-year-old friend around 9 p.m. Friday when she was fatally struck by the excavation vehicle on 14th Street in Manhattan, police said. asserted

police → strike → Manhattan

“We want to help support the family, including Daria’s twin sister Greta, in any way we can during this time,” family friend Chris Janssen wrote on gofundme.com. asserted

Janssen → want → gofundme.com

“The purpose of this fundraiser is to gather money for the funeral as well as any related expenses and support. asserted

purpose → gather → funeral

“While no amount of money changes the outcome of this awful event, it takes a village of friends, family and neighbors to life them up any way we can,” Janssen wrote. asserted

Janssen → change → them

Serkov and the bike were pinned under the heavy construction vehicle as bystanders came to her aid, and first responders later spent 10 minutes trying to revive the girl, to no avail. asserted

responders → pin → avail

The unidentified truck driver remained at the scene and wept when he realized what happened, eyewitnesses told The Post. “I saw the truck driver come out, and he was crying uncontrollably,” said Bdin Puangsawaski, a bystander and the owner of Kati Thai restaurant near the scene, to The Post on Friday night. asserted

Puangsawaski → remain → night

“A lot of blood was coming out.” asserted

lot → come → blood

Daria’s friend, who was with her at the time of the accident, is hospitalized with injuries, police said. asserted

police → hospitalize → injuries

No charges were filed in the incident. asserted

charges → file → incident

Daria has posted photos of her riding bikes on Instagram, including at least one of her on a Citi Bike. asserted

her → post → Bike

The GoFundMe for her family raised more than $62,500 as of Sunday morning. asserted

GoFundMe → raise → morning

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