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USPS van strikes woman, 94, and pins her underneath vehicle on NYC street: police

According to authorities and video of the illness, the 94-year-old woman was struck by a US postal service van and pinned under the vehicle Sunday evening as she tried to cross Queens Street.


The 94-year-old woman was struck by a US postal service van and pinned under the vehicle Sunday night as she tried to cross Queens Street. Peter Garber

According to surveillance video obtained by the Post, Van was on a Broadway crosswalk when the van turned off 48th Avenue and it turned off around 5:30pm.

Van ran completely over the woman before the victim suddenly stopped trapped underneath it.

The woman was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, and is in critical but stable condition, the NYPD said early Monday morning.

The USPS workers behind the wheels of the van remained on the scene, police said.


According to surveillance video obtained by the Post, Van was on a Broadway crosswalk when the van turned off 48th Avenue and it turned off around 5:30pm.
The elderly victim was on a Broadway crossing when the van turned off 48th Avenue and plowed her around 5:30pm. Peter Garber

No claims had been filed as of Sunday night.

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