A Westchester County eighth grader who was killed in a fall from a five-story parking storage had been catapulted from his e-bike in a freak crash, officers revealed Tuesday.
Mark Anthony Giordano, 13, was using bikes with a gaggle of 5 buddies on high of a storage for the Harrison Metro-North station on Halstead Avenue at about 5:45 p.m. on Sunday when he plunged over the facet of the constructing, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority mentioned Tuesday.
His physique was discovered on the bottom close by, the assertion mentioned. First responders rushed him to White Plains Hospital, however he was pronounced useless on arrival.
No different children had been injured, the MTA mentioned, and authorities don’t suspect foul play.
However the company remains to be wanting into the incident.
“The MTA will evaluate the outcomes of the investigation when they’re accessible,” MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan wrote.
It’s believed the youngsters had been doing stunts with e-bikes on the highest ground of the parking storage when the center schooler’s bike hit a wall and flipped, tossing him off the roof, sources instructed The Submit.
Mark, was a student-athlete at Louis M. Klein Center College within the suburban city who competed in each wrestling and soccer.
“He can be missed for the light soul and devoted buddy he was to all who he got here involved with in simply a short while right here,” wrote Frank Barchella, who organized an internet fundraiser for the boy’s bereaved household.
“Our aim is to help his household to place Mark to relaxation and no matter bills they’ll encounter of their time of want.”
The GoFundMe web page has raised greater than $119,000 since its launch.
The Harrison Central College District has supplied assist and assist for college students, academics and oldsters who may want it.
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