Borkot Ullah, 24, Killed On E-Bike By Hit-And-Run Driver On Lower East Side – CBS New York Leave a comment

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A 24-year-old man was struck and killed while riding an electric bicycle late Thursday night on the Lower East Side.

Police are now searching for the driver, who fled the scene.

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Investigators say 24-year-old Borkot Ullah was hit by a black Subaru Outback shortly after 11 p.m. while trying to cross East Houston Street near Attorney Street.

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Officers found Ullah lying in the roadway next to an e-bike with severe trauma. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police say the Subaru was last seen heading north on the FDR Drive.

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Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.