FDNY ambulance hits pedestrian in East Village, NYPD says

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An 81-year-old man died after he was struck by an FDNY ambulance as he was crossing the street in Manhattan on Monday afternoon, police said.

Gen Zhan was struck as the ambulance was turning onto 14th Street from Second Avenue around 1:15 p.m., cops said. The driver of the ambulance was 22, police said.

Zhan was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, where he died of his injuries, police said.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.