Boat trailer comes loose - tragic.
It just happened not far away from me, I do not see any chains .... http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/boat-trailer-slips-off-truck-fatally-strikes-si-cyclist/ar-AAeiF5A?li=BBgzzfc
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update....
Fatal boat accident on Hylan Blvd, September 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM, updated September 15, 2015 at 2:08 PM
Fatal boat accident on Hylan Blvd, September 15, 2015 at 2:00 PM, updated September 15, 2015 at 2:08 PM
This is what we know so far: Alexa Cioffi, 21, was biking on Hylan Boulevard in Bay Terrace with a 22-year-old woman on Monday. At around 5:15 p.m., they were struck near Redgrave Avenue when a trailer carrying a boat detached from a 2015 Toyota SUV. The boat hit both cyclists, killing Cioffi and critically injuring the other woman.
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Watch: Crash scene after boat detaches from truck, hits cyclists on Hylan Blvd. A witness describes what she saw after a boat detached from the back of a pickup truck and struck two cyclists on Hylan Boulevard on Monday. (Video by Ryan Lavis)
The preliminary investigation indicates that before the trailer detached, the SUV had attempted to change lanes from the right lane to the center lane while overtaking the two bicyclists in the right lane. The 22-year-old cyclist was struck first when the trailer detached. Then Cioffi, who ended up pinned underneath the vehicle as it came to a stop.
