BULLS HEAD, Staten Island Police on Wednesday said they were looking for a driver who fled the scene of a deadly collision on foot Tuesday evening in Staten Island.<\/p>\n
Officers responded around 6:20 p.m. to a call for a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Lamberts Lane and Elson Street, in the Bulls Head neighborhood, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n
According to police, a preliminary investigation determined that a 2020 Honda Accord traveling northbound on Elson Street struck a Mercedes Benz traveling eastbound on Lamberts Lane, at the intersection.<\/p>\n
Police believe the unidentified driver of the Honda fled the location on foot, leaving his vehicle behind.<\/p>\n
EMS responded and rushed the two occupants of the Mercedes, a 70-year-old male driver and 68-year-old female passenger, to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n
The woman, identified by officials as Kauser Akhund, was pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The man behind the wheel of the Mercedes suffered head trauma and was listed in critical condition early Wednesday, according to police.<\/p>\n
Officials said the crash occurred about a mile from the woman's home.<\/p>\n
The NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the deadly incident, police said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
No further information about the Honda or its driver was immediately available.<\/p>\n
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