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Pedestrian Seriously Hurt After Being Hit by Vehicle Near BQE, FDNY Says

 The man was critically injured after getting hit near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, FDNY said.
The man was critically injured after getting hit near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, FDNY said.
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BROOKLYN — A man was critically injured Friday morning after a vehicle mowed him down near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, an FDNY spokeswoman said.

The man, whose identity was not immediately released, was struck near the intersection of Meeker Avenue and Leonard Street about 4:45 a.m., the spokeswoman said.

He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with severe head trauma, she said.

The circumstances of the collision remain unclear.