Complete Manhattan, NY accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Manhattan result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Manhattan crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Manhattan accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Resources to help accident victims and their families after a Manhattan wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in Manhattan include:

Bellevue Hospital Center - First Avenue and East 26th St, Manhattan;

Beth Israel Medical Center; Columbia University Medical Center - 630 West 168th Street, Manhattan;

Harlem Hospital Center - 506 Malcolm X Blvd., Manhattan;

New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a Manhattan accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal accident occurs, a personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how a Manhattan injury lawyer helps accident victims.

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Tue, 12/03/2013 Other Type of Accident Man falls in his death in elevator shaft in Park Ave. New York.
Thu, 12/19/2013 Pedestrian Accident Antonio Escanio struck and killed by two vehicles as he was crossing Amsterdam Ave.
Thu, 01/16/2014 Bus Accident Man, 44, crashes SUV into transit bus after suffering heart attack, dies at hospital.
Sat, 01/18/2014 Pedestrian Accident Samantha Lee, 26, knocked down by ambulance and then struck and killed by another car in Manhattan, New York
Sat, 01/18/2014 Bicycle Accident Pedro Santiago struck and killed by MTA transit bus at intersection.
Sun, 01/19/2014 Car Accident Two slightly injured after car crashes into storefront on Upper East Side.
Mon, 01/20/2014 Car Accident Two police officers injured after two car crash on snowy street.
Sat, 02/01/2014 Truck Accident Two tractor-trailer rigs collide on the George Washington Bridge, causing a major traffic delay.
Tue, 02/11/2014 Bus Accident Transit bus driver William Pena killed and several bus riders injured after a stolen truck and bus collide, then crash into building on Seventh Avenue and West 14th Street in Manhattan, New York
Mon, 02/24/2014 Bus Accident School bus with 9 disabled kids gets stuck in sinkhole in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York
Thu, 02/27/2014 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian struck and slightly injured by hit-and-run driver on Bowery & Hester streets in Manhattan, New York
Wed, 03/05/2014 Car Accident One person slightly injured after a driver hits the gas instead of the brake and crashes into a building in Park Avenue, Manhattan.
Sun, 03/09/2014 Train Accident James Romansoff, 58, a Metro-North employee, struck and killed by a train in East Harlem, Manhattan, while working on the tracks.
Tue, 03/11/2014 Other Type of Accident Carmen Tanco, 67, Griselde Camacho, 44, Rosaura Hernandez-Barrios, 21, killed, Oscar Hernandez, 15, at least two others critically injured, unknown number injured, taken to hospital, after a gas main explodes, collapsing two buildings in East Harlem.
Thu, 04/03/2014 Bus Accident 5 people injured, including two pedestrians, four taken to hospitals, after a New York City transit bus and a minivan collide, forcing the bus into a building, in the Hamilton Heights area of Manhattan.