Daria Serkov, a 15-year-old New Yorker, died after being struck by a garbage truck while cycling with a friend in Manhattan’s East Village on Friday. The accident occurred when the truck made a right turn and hit both teenagers; Serkov was pinned underneath the vehicle. A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $85,000 to support her family. An eerie photo from a year earlier showed Serkov falling off a Citi Bike into a bush on a busy street, adding a chilling context to this tragedy.
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Story summary
On Friday night around 9 p.m., an excavation truck hit two teens riding a Citi Bike on East 14th Street in Manhattan's East Village; the 15-year-old girl, identified as Daria Serkov, died at Bellevue Hospital after being pinned under the vehicle. Her friend, also aged 13, was hospitalized but is now stable. Bystanders screamed for the driver to stop but were ignored until first responders arrived and attempted CPR on Daria for ten minutes without success. The truck driver reportedly wept uncontrollably when realizing what had happened. A vigil later honored Serkov at the crash site, with friends describing her as warm-hearted and full of joy.
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The 15-year-old girl who was killed after she was struck by a garbage truck while riding a Citi Bike in New York City on Friday has been identified.
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Daria Serkov was riding a bike with a 16-year-old girl at 14th Street and First Avenue in Manhattan's East Village when they were hit by the truck as it made a right turn.
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Serkov was left pinned underneath the heavy-duty industrial truck.
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Several witnesses described a horrific scene and noted that the unidentified driver initially was unaware he had crushed the young girl.
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She was rushed to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead.
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The other teen is in stable condition, according to CBS News.
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In the wake of the tragedy, hundreds came together at a vigil to pay their respects at the scene of the crash.
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Christine Janssen, a friend of Serkov's family, told CBS that she was with the young girl's parents when they were given the devastating news.
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'We were all together having dinner last night and playing games, and everybody was there except for Daria, and then we got the call later that night,' Janssen said.
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Daria Serkov, 15, was identified as the victim, who was killed after she was struck by a garbage truck while riding a Citi Bike in New York City on Friday
Serkov, who was riding a Citi Bike with her 16-year-old friend at the time, was left pinned underneath the massive truck
The mangled remains of a blue Citi Bike were seen crushed beneath one of the truck’s massive wheels
She described Serkov as 'a spicy go-getter' on a mission and as a 'beautiful, beautiful girl.'
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Many also came together on GoFundMe to raise more than $85,000 to help support the victim's family.
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'The purpose of this fundraiser is to gather money for the funeral as well as any related expenses and support,' wrote Janssen, who also organized the fundraiser.
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'While no amount of money changes the outcome of this awful event, it takes a village of friends, family and neighbors to lift them up any way we can.'
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An eerie photo from 2025 surfaced showing Serkov appearing to have fallen off a Citi Bike into a bush on the side of a busy city street.
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Now, months later, disturbing photos captured a huge emergency response at the scene where she was killed, with at least six ambulances reportedly rushing to the intersection.
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'I heard a loud sound, like a scream,' a 22-year-old witness told the Daily News.
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'The truck had run over them.
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It looked like two women.
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One of the women on the bike was crushed under the truck.
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They were giving her CPR and pumping her chest.
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The other one on the other side was lifted into an ambulance,' they added.
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Serkov was described as 'a spicy go-getter' on a mission and as a 'beautiful, beautiful girl,' by a family friend to CBS News
A photo from 2025 surfaced showing the young girl appearing to have fallen off a Citi Bike into a bush on the side of a busy city street
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It didn't look good.
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Footage showed police and firefighters swarming the area and quickly throwing up crime tape around the privately owned truck, which sat motionless in the middle of the road.
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The mangled remains of a blue Citi Bike could be seen crushed beneath one of the truck's massive wheels, while a lone Puma sneaker lay abandoned on the street nearby.
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The NYPD said the truck driver, who remained at the scene, was being questioned as they launched an investigation into the deadly crash, according to NBC.
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Multiple city cameras at the intersection are believed to have captured the crash and could provide crucial evidence for investigators, including which vehicle had the right of way, police said.
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