Van Strikes, Kills Man on Coney Island: Police

A 55-year-old man was struck and killed by an Access-A-Ride van Sunday on Coney Island, police said.

The accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. near the corner of Neptune Avenue and West Sixth Avenue.

A car driven on Neptune Avenue by a 30-year-old man struck the victim as he was crossing the street, investigators said. The pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police were withholding the name of the man until a family member could be notified of his death. 

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