NYC woman, 67, fatally struck by car and then a city bus on Queens street; both drivers left scene

A 67-year-old woman was killed around the block from her Queens home early Friday after being struck by a car and then a city bus, police said.

Both drivers left the scene, though it wasn’t clear if either one realized what had happened, cops said.

A 67-year-old woman was killed on Eliot Avenue near 70th Street in Queens early Friday after being struck by a car and then a city bus, police said
A 67-year-old woman was killed on Eliot Avenue near 70th Street in Queens early Friday after being struck by a car and then a city bus, police said (Theodore Parisienne)

The fatal incident happened about 12:40 a.m. on Eliot Ave. near 70th St. in Middle Village.

A woman walking by initially thought a dog was laying in the street, then called 911 when she realized it was a pedestrian.

Police tape still on the scene at Eliot Avenue near 70th Street in Queens early Friday.
Police tape still on the scene at Eliot Avenue near 70th Street in Queens early Friday. (Theodore Parisienne)

Police said video footage shows victim Caroline Connors was struck mid-block by an eastbound sedan, then by a bus going in the same direction. The video only shows the lower half of the car, so police do not yet have a description of the vehicle.

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