Man With Fatal Gunshot Wound To Head Found In Backseat After Car Crash

A car crash in Queens, New York, led to the unprecedented discovery of a man with a deadly gunshot wound to his head in the backseat.

Police responded to the scene of a two-car collision at the intersection of Parsons Boulevard and Franklin Avenue in Flushing at around 4:15 p.m Wednesday, NY Post reported.

Upon arrival, cops found a 48-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive in the backseat of a black Range Rover which had slammed into a white van at the intersection. The man had a gunshot wound to the back of his head, according to ABC7NY.

The victim was identified as Myron Dukes, NBC New York reported citing police sources.

Cops said the Ranger Rover had Connecticut license plates and was headed really fast northbound on Parsons Boulevard when it hit the white van stopped at a red light. The back window of the SUV was shattered in the crash.

After the crash, the driver of the Range Rover allegedly jumped out of the car and fled the scene on foot, abandoning the vehicle. He was also seen carrying a bag in his hands.

The man with the gunshot wound was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the white van suffered minor injuries and was taken to another hospital in stable condition. His identity was not revealed by officials.

Authorities believed the gunshot wound sustained by Dukes was not a result of the car crash, ABC7NY added.

Other details regarding the incident, including the location of where the man was shot, were not provided by the authorities.

Meanwhile, cops were on the lookout for the driver who escaped on foot. No arrests were made as of Wednesday night and an investigation was underway into the matter.

In another hit-and-run incident that took place in the city Wednesday, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in Brooklyn. Police believed the pedestrian was on the crosswalk when he was hit by the car. The area around Coney Island Avenue and Canton Avenue was blocked off by the authorities in the aftermath of the incident.