Overview

• A 50-year-old woman from Hamburg died at the scene after a minivan reversed and pinned the couple against a truck at Fifth Avenue and East 40th Street around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday.
• Her 55-year-old husband suffered severe head injuries, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, and was later reported in stable condition.
• Police detained a 40-year-old man about an hour after the crash near West 38th Street and Eighth Avenue after he left the scene in a green minivan.
• The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is leading the case, which is being investigated for hit-and-run and negligent killing, with no formal charges announced.
• Authorities say the driver did not have a valid driver’s license, and Germany’s Foreign Office has been notified of the incident.