By MES Dispatch Staff
The Briefing
- • An unidentified woman was fatally struck by an FDNY fire engine at approximately 11:15 p.m. on June 6, 2026, at the corner of Intervale Avenue and Chisholm Street in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, New York.
- • FDNY Engine 82 was traveling northbound on Intervale Avenue with emergency lights and siren activated, responding to a fire alarm call box activation several blocks away, when it struck the woman who was crossing the street.
- • The woman was transported in critical condition to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she was pronounced dead; her identity had not been confirmed as of the time of publication.
- • The 34-year-old firefighter operating the engine remained at the scene; no charges had been filed as of June 8, and the investigation by the NYPD is ongoing.
- • The intersection where the collision occurred has no marked crosswalk; the emergency call the engine was responding to was reassigned to another unit following the incident.
NEW YORK, N.Y. — An unidentified woman died after being struck by an FDNY fire engine responding to an emergency call in the Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx at approximately 11:15 p.m. on June 6, 2026, according to the New York City Police Department.
Engine 82 was traveling northbound on Intervale Avenue with its emergency lights and siren activated when it struck the woman at the intersection of Intervale Avenue and Chisholm Street. The engine had been dispatched to respond to a fire alarm call box activation located several blocks from the collision site. Police noted that the intersection where the woman was struck does not have a marked crosswalk.
The woman was transported by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead. Authorities had not publicly confirmed her identity as of the time of publication. No other individuals were injured in the collision.
The 34-year-old firefighter operating Engine 82 remained at the scene with the apparatus following the incident. The emergency call to which the unit had been responding was subsequently reassigned to another fire company. No charges had been filed against the firefighter as of June 8, 2026, and the investigation remains active.