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# A Freak Accident on West 7th in Gravesend Takes A Life
- URL: https://bklyner.com/freak-accident-west-7th/
- Published: 2017-01-23T18:05:02.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-23T22:38:36.000Z
- Author: Liena Zagare
- Tags: Police & Fire, freak accident, gravesend, Southern Brooklyn, Western Brooklyn, west 7th street, #wp

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(Photo via Lloyd Mitchell)

This morning around 10am, a man died from crushing his head between his car and a tree on West 7th Street, just off of Kings Highway in Gravesend.

Xin Zheng Lin, 52, of Manhattan, had stuck his head out while reversing a Toyota Minivan, and hit the tree, according to the police. Mr. Lin was transported to Coney Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

*There were no other vehicles involved or injuries reported as a result of this incident. An investigation is being conducted by NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad.*

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(Photo via Lloyd Mitchell)

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(Photo via Lloyd Mitchell)