Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Truck jumps curb in NYC Chinatown, killing a man and injuring 2 women
By
Charles Lane
and
Stephen Nessen
Published Sep 10, 2026
Modified Sep 10, 2026
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Stephen Nessen / Gothamist
By
Charles Lane
and
Stephen Nessen
Published Sep 10, 2026
Modified Sep 10, 2026
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
A driver operating a truck jumped the curb at Bowery and Canal Street on Thursday morning, killing a man and injuring two women before crashing into a parked car a block north, police said.
The crash happened around 10:40 a.m. as the driver of a Chevrolet truck carrying over 200 pallets turned right onto Bowery from Canal Street, according to the NYPD. Police said the truck mounted the sidewalk and hit three pedestrians, two women and a man.
All three were taken to Bellevue Hospital, authorities said. A 77-year-old man died, and the two women, 71 and 52, were in stable condition, according to police.
The truck continued north on Bowery and struck a parked sedan at Hester Street, officials said. The 66-year-old male driver was taken into custody there, police said.
Authorities are still investigating how the truck ended up on the sidewalk and whether the driver would face charges.
Police have not released the name of the man who died.
There have been 140 traffic deaths across the city so far this year, according to the Department of Transportation.
State driving records show the truck has four violations including failure to stop at a red light, speeding in a school zone, a parking ticket and a ticket for a missing inspection.
A phone number associated with the truck did not return messages.
A truck carrying pallets crashed into three pedestrians on Bowery and Canal Street, killing one person and injuring two others on Sept. 10, 2026.
Stephen Nessen / Gothamist
The crash happened at an intersection known for problems. Last summer, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged a 23-year-old woman with murder after a 2025 crash killed a cyclist and pedestrian at the intersection.
Bill Smith, 68, has run a jewelry shop in the building where the 2025 crash occurred for 50 years, and said he feels like a “target” with his shop at the bottom of the Manhattan Bridge.
“Something has to be done. I'm not sure what can be done, whether there's got to be a physical impediment, these crashes continue to happen,” he said. “It's a very dangerous intersection.”
This intersection is at the eastern end of a corridor the city has spent more than a year promising to redesign. In August 2025, transportation officials presented elected officials with a plan to widen the sidewalks on Canal Street between Broadway and Elizabeth Street, eliminate an eastbound traffic lane between Sixth Avenue and Hudson Street, and convert the triangle at Baxter Street into a pedestrian plaza.
But that plan stops at Elizabeth Street, short of the Bowery intersection where Thursday's crash happened.
Marie Yan, 62, was on her way to an acupuncture appointment this morning and arrived on Bowery just minutes after the incident. She said she was not surprised there was another crash near the Manhattan Bridge.
Yan was born and raised in Chinatown, but said she’s always afraid to cross the street near Canal and Bowery.
“ It's like you don't know when to cross, I don't feel safe. I don't try to cross down here,” she said. “I live down here, but I’d rather go around to another spot than walk over here, if I had a choice.”
Councilmember Christopher Marte, whose district includes the intersection, blamed the city for “inching forward” on a redesign plan.
“It is an outrage that another life has been lost on Canal Street due to the apathy of the Department of Transportation and the neglect of City Hall,” he said in a statement. “This is the third life lost in just over a year. These people are not statistics, they are beloved by their family and friends.”
A spokesperson for the transportation department said the agency is reviewing what it called a horrific crash and said that it had lowered the speed limit, narrowed this section of the Manhattan Bridge off-ramp and added barricades to protect pedestrians and cyclists.
This is a developing story and was updated with additional information and comment, as well as the correct ages of the deceased and driver updated by the NYPD.
Tagged
new york city
public safety
Charles Lane
Charles is a Day-of reporter focused on breaking news and enterprise. He’s very friendly and can be reached at [email protected], or more securely on whatsapp/signal 631-295-6715
Read more
Stephen Nessen
Stephen Nessen covers transportation. Since 2008 he has reported on everything from Occupy Wall Street, the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, Hurricane Sandy, to Trump’s campaign for president. His transportation reporting has taken him everywhere from the MTA’s secret Rail Control Center to the gleaming subways of Seoul. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Dump truck driver hits and kills cyclist on 34th Street in Midtown, NYPD says
It's the latest in a string of hit-and-run deaths in the city in recent months.
By
Liam Quigley
Published Sep 28, 2026 at 4:15 p.m. ET
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
The Garden State now requires that corn masa dough and flour made and sold in the state be fortified with folic acid.
By
Arya Sundaram
News
New ingredient mandated for Latin American kitchen, restaurant plates in NJ
The Garden State now requires that corn masa dough and flour made and sold in the state be fortified with folic acid.
By
Arya Sundaram
A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
By
Samantha Max
Crews launch tunnel machines to dig first new Hudson River rail tunnels since 1910
By
Michael Sol Warren
NYC nor’easter dries up after weather service reports minor flooding
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .