A 22-year-old man riding on the back of a motorcycle in the Bronx was killed when the driver lost control and slid into a tanker, police said Monday.
The 24-year-old man operating the motorcycle was heading south on Bruckner Blvd. in Mott Haven when he crashed into a Western Star tanker whose driver was turning left off Southern Blvd. about 7 a.m. Friday, cops said.
The motorcycle’s operator and his passenger, Jaydin Arroyo, both fell into the roadway.
Medics rushed Arroyo to Lincoln Hospital but could not be saved. He lived in Crotona Park East, according to cops.
The motorcycle’s operator was taken in stable condition at the same hospital. The 31-year-old tanker driver was not hurt.
No charges have been filed but police are still investigating the crash.
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