Mayya Gil, a 95-year-old New Yorker who survived the Nazi invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl disaster, and the COVID-19 ...

Mayya Gil, who was originally from Ukraine, died after being struck by a truck in Brooklyn on Thursday, Jan. 23 ...

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

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

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...