41-year-old man fatally struck by car on Van Wyck Expressway, police say

QUEENS (WABC) -- A 41-year-old man was fatally struck by a car on the Van Wyck Expressway on Tuesday, police said.

It happened just after 11:35 a.m.

Officers responded to the Van Wyck Expressway's southbound lanes and Jewel Avenue.

Police say the victim exited his car on the parkway and was struck by a passing vehicle.

The driver of the other car apparently did not realize what happened and kept going. He returned to the scene after officers communicated with him.

The 41-year-old man was taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens where he was pronounced dead.

There are no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing.

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Sonia Rincon has the details from South Richmond Hill.

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