Mayya Gil, a 95-year-old New Yorker who survived the Nazi invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl disaster, and the COVID-19 pandemic, tragically died after being struck by a cargo van while crossing the s ...

Mayya Gil had been walking across Cropsey Avenue in front of her apartment in Bensonhurst near 24th Avenue around 12:40 p.m.

A 95-year-old woman, Mayya Gil, who survived significant historical events, died after being struck by a truck in Brooklyn.

Mayya Gil, 95, immigrated from Ukraine in 1992. Officials say she died after being hit by a driver outside her Brooklyn home.

Mayya Gil, who was originally from Ukraine, died after being struck by a truck in Brooklyn on Thursday, Jan. 23 Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A 95-year-old woman, who survived some of history's most catastrophic events, died last week after she was hit by a vehicle ...

Mayya Gil, who lived through the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and the COVID-19 pandemic, died last Thursday after being hit by a cargo van, as reported by Gothamist.

The woman, Mayya Gil sustained some leg injuries and was taken to the NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn in stable condition. Gil, however, later succumbed to her injuries, reported PEOPLE ...

Mayya Gil was crossing the street in front of her Brooklyn apartment at around 12:45 p.m. local time on Thursday, Jan. 23, with the help of her 54-year-old health aide when the pair were struck by a ...

The woman, Mayya Gil sustained some leg injuries and was taken to the NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn in stable condition. Gil, however, later succumbed to her injuries, reported PEOPLE ...