The 6-year-old boy badly hurt when a crash sent a car careening into a Brooklyn bus stop where he was standing with his mother Tuesday night, doesn’t yet know his mom died in the crash, emotional relatives told local reporters on the scene.
Brooklyn woman, 33-year-old Shaena Sinclair, was killed after a vehicle crashed into a city bus stop. Her young son, Jayvon, was seriously injured in the wreck. He suffered a head injury and is expected to survive.
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Family members who had just returned from visiting the boy in the hsopital, told local media that tragically, the boy was not yet aware that his mother had died in the crash.
He and his mother had been standing at a bus stop in Canarsie around 8:45 p.m. the night before when cops say two cars crashed in front of Remsen and Seaview avenues, sending one of the cars over the curb. The car that jumped the curb ended up smashing into 33-year-old Shaena Sinclair and her young son Jayvon. Sinclair was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. source
The pair lived only a few houses away from the scene of the accident, say reports.
Family members said the boy was listed in serious condition with a head injury. Doctors said the child’s condition is improving and he is expected to live, family said.
The drivers of both cars, a 61-year-old and a 21-year-old, remained at the scene.
No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.