A Holocaust survivor was R”L struck and killed by a vehicle in Brooklyn on Thursday night.
Nisan Krakanowski Z”L (90) of Flatlands 6 Street was struck by a vehicle at Ralph Avenue and East 69 Street. Canarsie Hatzolah EMTs and paramedics responded to the scene and found him in traumatic arrest. He was transported to Brookdale Hospital, but was unfortunately Niftar shortly after arriving.
The Niftar was leaving Shul, where he went every day to say Kaddish for his youngest daughter who was Niftar just a few months ago. She was his last surviving family member. His wife and another daughter were previously Niftar.
Misaskim Volunteers are on the scene, and working to ensure Kavod Hames.
The NYPD tells YWN that an investigation revealed that a light blue colored Jaguar was heading south bound on Ralph Avenue when it struck the 90 year-old pedestrian, who was attempting to cross Ralph Avenue from the west side to the east outside of a marked crosswalk. The operator of the vehicle remained on scene. There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing by the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad.
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