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Pedestrian killed by MTA bus in Queens

The exterior of Metlife Stadium before the start of Super Bowl XLVIII  being played on February 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Photo by - Dave Lyons)
The exterior of Metlife Stadium before the start of Super Bowl XLVIII being played on February 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Photo by – Dave Lyons) Photo Credit: Applecorps Ltd.

A woman was struck and killed by an MTA bus in Queens Monday, the MTA and NYPD said.

A 39-year-old driver of a Q53 bus carrying 30 passengers struck the woman on 74th Street near Broadway in Jackson Heights around 6 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The woman, who was not identified at press time, was crossing a street as the bus was making a right turn to head south on Broadway.