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Man Struck by Vehicle in Flatbush After Buying Breakfast

May 7, 2012 12:37pm | Updated May 7, 2012 12:37pm
A man was struck by a vehicle on Ditmas Avenue Mon., May 7, 2012.
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DNAinfo/Theodore Parisienne

By Theodore Parisienne and Patrick Hedlund

DNAinfo Staff

FLATBUSH — A man was struck by a car in Flatbush Monday morning on his way to meet his wife for breakfast, authorities and witnesses said.

The unidentified man was crossing Ditmas Avenue near Flatbush Avenue shortly before 8:30 a.m., after picking up breakfast sandwiches to bring to his wife, who was doing laundry nearby, police and the witnesses said.

That’s when a vehicle traveling west on Ditmas Avenue hit the man, witnesses said.

He suffered unknown injuries and was taken to Kings County Hospital, police said. No other information was immediately available.

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