Crime & Safety
On-Duty NYPD Traffic Agent Injured In Astoria Crash: Officials
A traffic enforcement agent was hurt on the job Tuesday morning after getting struck by a tractor-trailer driver in Astoria.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — An on-duty NYPD traffic enforcement agent has been hospitalized after getting struck by a tractor-trailer driver Tuesday morning in Astoria, according to officials and bystander videos.
The traffic agent was on the job about 10:30 a.m. at Broadway and Crescent Street when the tractor-trailer driver crashed into the officer, according to a police spokesperson and videos posted to the Citizen app.
Videos posted to the Citizen app appear to show first responders trying to free the traffic agent from underneath the truck.
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The officer was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, a Fire Department spokesperson said.
Information on the officer's condition was not immediately available, but an NYPD spokesperson said the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
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