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Abdul Ahad, who emigrated to the U.S. from Bangladesh, was struck around 6:45 a.m. Saturday as he crossed Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road, authorities said.
The Dodge Charger that hit him was headed north and was passing a stopped NJ Transit bus when Ahad stepped into his path, Detective Sgt. John Cleary said.
Ahad, who was pronounced dead at the scene, worked for several years at the nearby Valero station and was trying to board the bus, Cleary said.
The 23-year-old driver of the Charger remained and fully cooperated with police, the sergeant said, adding that no charges were filed.
Cleary thanked the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigations Unit, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence, the East Rutherford Police Department and the New Jersey Department of Transportation for their assistance.
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ORIGINAL STORY: A pedestrian was struck and killed early Saturday in what responders said was a tragic accident just north of the Meadowlands in Carlstadt.
The 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a 2010 Dodge Charger shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Washington Avenue just north of Route 120 -- on what for decades has been a notorious stretch of road.
"They redid Route 120, installed a fence over the divider and new crossing lights to prevent people from crossing anywhere," a responder said. "Not sure what happened here."
Carlstadt police summoned the Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit, along with the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification, which collected evidence.
The driver, 23, remained at the scene, authorities said.
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