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Bus Driver On Way To Work Mowed Down In Hit and Run

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 7:30PM

Investigators work the scene on Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

62yr old Yun Ko, a school bus driver who was on his way to work for the Consolidated Bus Transit Company, was found lying face down in the roadway unconscious and unresponsive with severe trauma to his body at about 6:00AM at the intersection of Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue, just a stones’ throw away from his bus depot on Zerega Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018.

Investigators work the scene on Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Responding medics rushed Yun, who lives in Queens, to Montefiore Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Police say his injuries are consistent with being struck by a vehicle, which did not remain at the scene, making his death a criminal act.

Investigators work the scene on Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A female bus driver, who watched as Investigators worked the scene, confirmed she knew the deceased and they both worked as Bus Drivers for Consolidated Bus Transit. “He was a very good driver” she said before getting emotional and walking away, declining to give her name.

Investigators work the scene on Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Authorities said no one has been arrested at this time and the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad continues to work the case. Anyone with information regarding this incident are encouraged to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-577-TIPS( 8477).

Investigators work the scene on Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Two colleagues of the deceased watch as Investigators work the scene on Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
A Consolidated Bus leaves the depot just up the block on Zerega Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Investigators work the scene on Zerega Avenue and Randall Avenue in the Bronx on Tuesday September 25th, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
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MTA Employee Struck And Killed In Queens Depot

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 4:33PM

Emergency Medical Service personnel and Cops rushed to the scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A 59yr old man, an employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, died on the job today inside the College Point Bus Depot on 28th Avenue in Queens.

The scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The tragedy occurred when a bus driver, backing up her bus, struck him as he performed his duties. Emergency Medical Service personnel and First Responders rushed to the scene, but the man could not be saved. It is unclear whether the driver faces any charges. The NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad will determine the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate event.

The scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Cops and fellow MTA workers at the scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
An Investigator from the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad documents the scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
An Investigator from the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad documents the scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Workers from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner remove the deceased from the scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Workers from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner remove the deceased from the scene on Tuesday March 27, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)