A 54-year-old man was killed on the Cross Island Parkway Tuesday night after he exited his moving car and was struck by a van as he tried to cross the roadway, according to authorities.
At about 5:40 p.m., the victim, who has yet to be identified by police, was driving eastbound in the left lane of the Grand Central Parkway near Little Neck when he got out of his Mercedes, police said.
His car then crashed into the center median and came to a stop.
After exiting the Mercedes, the man ran across the westbound lanes of the Grand Central Parkway and attempted to cross the northbound lanes of the Cross Island Parkway, where he was struck by a Ford van, cops said.
The victim was taken to North Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the van remained at the scene and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.
It wasn’t immediately clear why the victim exited the car.
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