Tragedy in Flatbush • Limo driver crushed Hareidi to death

Tragedy in Flatbush: On Sunday, a limo driver crushed to death Avigdor Avidnaw z"l.

The limo driver drove the family, and when he went back, he ran over the father, Harav Avigdor, who died on his way to the hospital.

The accident occurred in the early evening at the corner of Kings Highway and Bedford Avenue in Flatbush.

The Avidnaw family, who are Hareidi from Russian descent, got out to cross the road. For some reason, the driver drove backwards instead of forward, crushing Harav Avigdor to death in front of his stunned family.

Eye witnesses said that after the limo driver crushed Avigdor into a parked vehicle, he fell unconscious and bleeding.

Rescue forces who arrived at the scene performed CPR and took him to the Kings County hospital, but unfortunately he died.

Chessed shel Emes organization arrived in order to prevent desecration of the dead.

A police investigation found that the limo driver drove under the influence of alcohol and did not notice he was driving backwards instead of forward. The limo driver was detained until the end of the investigation.

Meanwhile, in Lakewood, New Jersey, in an accident which occurred last night two cars collided, and from the intensity of the collision the two hit an electricity pole. Both vehicles caught fire, but no one was injured.

Drivers of the vehicles were able to escape unharmed. The cars were completely burned. The police are examining the circumstances of the accident.