Woman on a JOCO e-bike dies after dump truck collision on West 34th Street
The 50-year-old rider was pronounced dead near Herald Square on Monday. Officers stopped the truck around the corner, and police said the driver was released without charges.
A 50-year-old woman riding a JOCO e-bike died Monday morning after a dump truck collided with her on West 34th Street near Seventh Avenue in Midtown, police said. The crash happened around 10:51 a.m., and the truck kept driving afterward.
According to the NYPD, the truck and the bike were both traveling west on 34th Street near 151 West 34th St., close to Macy’s in Herald Square. EMS pronounced the rider dead at the scene. Police have not released her name and believe she lived in a shelter in East Harlem. One person who saw the crash thought she might have been out making deliveries. JOCO rents out electric bikes aimed at delivery couriers and gig workers.
Dump truck driver questioned, no charges so far
The truck did not stop after the collision and kept heading west on 34th Street, police said. Officers who had a description of the vehicle tracked it down around the corner from the crash, where Fifth Avenue meets 35th Street. Police took the 80,000-pound truck, which was registered in New Jersey, into custody and questioned the person behind the wheel. According to police, the driver was being released with no charges at this time.
Surveillance video reviewed by police suggests the woman was riding on the truck’s passenger side, where she may have been out of the driver’s line of sight. Whether the driver knew a cyclist had been hit is still unclear. West 34th Street was closed for more than four hours, and the investigation continues.
20th bike rider killed on NYC streets this year
By the count of the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, her death is Manhattan’s 36th traffic fatality this year and the 20th death of a bike rider anywhere in the city. Ben Furnas, the group’s executive director, called the loss “sudden and preventable” and urged the city to build more safety infrastructure on its streets.
Several deadly hit-and-run crashes this summer came before this one. In response to them, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has promised tougher enforcement against reckless drivers and pedestrian-only zones in some areas of the city. A separate guide explains how to report a dangerous street.
Quick answers
Was the dump truck driver charged in the West 34th Street crash?
No. Police questioned the driver and impounded the truck, and said the driver was being released with no charges at this time.
How many cyclists have been killed in NYC in 2026?
Transportation Alternatives said the woman was the 20th bike rider killed on city streets this year.
