Bicyclist struck, killed by FDNY EMS vehicle in Park Slope on its way to emergency: officials

PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A bicyclist was struck and killed by an FDNY vehicle in Park Slope, Brooklyn, police said.

It happened at 8:15 p.m. at Fourth Avenue and Sackett Street.

Police said 24-year-old Victor Hidalgo of the Bronx was riding a bicycle when he was struck by an FDNY vehicle that was on its way to an emergency.

The victim was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The vehicle remained on the scene.



A source told Eyewitness News that an EMS vehicle was responding to a call for a baby choking when the crash happened.


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