Brooklyn woman dies after being struck by sanitation truck

A 30-year-old woman died after being struck by a New York City Department of Sanitation truck while crossing Bay Parkway in Brooklyn on October 28, police said. The driver remained at the scene, and no arrest or charges had been reported as of October 29. Police identified the woman as Siobhan Lynch, of Coney Island. She was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead. The collision occurred at the intersection of Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue in the Bath Beach neighborhood. Police said Lynch was crossing Bay Parkway when an eastbound sanitation truck struck her as it turned right. Reports placed the collision between about 6:35 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.; a single precise time has not been established. The truck was operated by a 41-year-old man, who stayed at the scene. The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is investigating. The Department of Sanitation said it is assisting police. Investigators have not publicly established whether Lynch had a pedestrian signal or whether a traffic violation contributed to the collision, and responsibility has not been determined. The fatality occurred on a corridor where a street-safety project includes...