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Man Chasing Skateboard Struck and Killed By Bus on Union Turnpike: NYPD

By Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska | July 24, 2017 11:39am

QUEENS — A 25-year-old man was stuck and killed by a city bus on Union Turnpike as he ran into traffic while chasing a skateboard he had just dropped, police said.

Kevin Zeng, of Bayside, was walking on the sidewalk along Union Turnpike, near the Grand Central Parkway around 6:30 p.m. Friday when his skateboard rolled into the street, authorities said.

Trying to retrieve it, Zeng ran into the path of the approaching Q46 bus traveling towards Queens Boulevard, police said.

The driver tried to steer away but was not able to avoid Zeng who was hit with the right passenger side of the bus, officials said.

Zeng was rushed to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The driver remained at the scene and no arrests were made, police said.