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# Borough Park’s Ethel Rubenstein Struck And Killed By Minivan
- URL: https://bklyner.com/borough-parks-ethel-rubenstein-struck-and-killed-by-minivan-bensonhurst/
- Published: 2013-10-21T13:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2013-10-21T13:00:33.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: 11th ave, 49th st, ethel rubenstein, #API-Imported

![Intersection of 11th Avenue and 49th Street (Source: Google Maps)](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/accident-580x260.jpg)

Intersection of 11th Avenue and 49th Street (Source: Google Maps)

A Mazda minivan struck and killed a 69-year-old woman at 11th Avenue and 49th Street in Borough Park, just four blocks from the victim’s home.

The van was traveling north on 11th Avenue at approximately 10:35 p.m. when it hit Ethel Rubenstein, who was in the crosswalk.

According to [Metro newspaper](http://www.metro.us/newyork/news/local/2013/10/21/pedestrian-69-struck-and-killed-in-borough-park-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com), Rubenstein was unconscious and unresponsive when police arrived. She was taken to Maimonides Hospital, where she was prounounced dead.

The minivan’s driver stayed on the scene. An investigation is ongoing.