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id: 34d1132674
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-08 10:19 EST
updated: 2026-11-09 06:37 EST
status: reported
outlets: 5
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# Woman dies after falling from car on BQE and being struck

A woman fell from a moving vehicle on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway early Sunday and was struck and killed by another car, police said.

Section: [Public Safety](/new-york/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Brooklyn-Queens Expressway](/new-york/wiki/brooklyn-queens-expressway.md)

## Coverage

- [amNY](https://www.amny.com/news/taxi-passenger-dies-on-bqe-struck-by-passing-car/), 2026-11-08 10:19 EST: Taxi passenger dies after falling from car on BQE, struck by passing car
- [FOX 5 New York](https://www.fox5ny.com/news/woman-dies-after-falling-from-moving-car-being-struck-bqe), 2026-11-08 13:20 EST: Woman dies after falling from moving car and being struck on BQE: NYPD
- [Gothamist / WNYC](https://gothamist.com/news/woman-dies-after-falling-from-a-moving-car-near-the-brooklyn-bridge), 2026-11-08 14:00 EST: Brooklyn woman killed after tumbling from a moving SUV on the BQE near Brooklyn Bridge
- [New York Post – Metro](https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/us-news/passenger-exits-moving-uber-in-nyc-then-gets-killed-by-alleged-drunken-driver/), 2026-11-08 21:13 EST: Passenger ‘exits’ moving Uber in NYC — then gets killed by alleged drunk driver
- [CBS New York](https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/woman-dies-after-jumping-out-of-moving-car-on-bqe-police-say/), 2026-11-09 06:37 EST: Woman dies after jumping out of moving car on BQE, police say

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