Victim about to be taken to New York-Presbyterian Queens (Twitter @Rontkim)
Jan. 2, 2019 By Christian Murray
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck while crossing a major Flushing intersection this morning, police said.
The victim, a 59-year-old woman, was crossing Roosevelt Avenue at Main Street at around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday when she was hit by a black Lincoln sedan.
The woman, yet to be identified, was taken New York-Presbyterian Queens hospital, located on Main Street.
The driver stayed on the scene, according to the police.
Assemblymember Ron Kim, who represents Flushing, took to twitter to call for safety improvements at the intersection, where there is a 7- train station entrance.
Kim said that there is a broken escalator at the station (by Macy’s) that is forcing people to cross the street in order to use another entrance.
“For over a year, my constituents have asked @MTA to fix the broken escalator, which is causing people to cross the street to the other entrance. We can’t wait any longer (1/2) – at MTA Subway – Main St (7),” he tweeted.
Another pedestrian was struck today on Roosevelt Ave by a car. For over a year, my constituents have asked @MTA to fix the broken escalator, which is causing people to cross the street to the other entrance. We can’t wait any longer (1/2) pic.twitter.com/uNmxZhbTdZ
— Ron T. Kim (@rontkim) January 2, 2019
