Expectant couple killed in hit and run, baby born alive at crash scene A tragedy beyond belief. ... A New York couple were killed on their way to hospital. A pregnant woman has been killed in a hit and run with her husband as they headed to a New York hospital, but their baby boy born prematurely has survived. Authorities say Nachman Glauber and Raizy Glauber, both 21, were pronounced dead at hospitals after a BMW slammed into the car they were in early Sunday in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood. Police say their baby boy was delivered prematurely at hospital and the driver of their car was in a stable condition. A man walks past debris from a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two expectant parents. Isaac Abraham, a community leader in the Orthodox Jewish neighbourhood, had said the couple was going to the hospital for the child's birth, but he later said it wasn't clear why the Glaubers were headed there. Issac said the Glaubers were using a car service because they didn't own a car, which is common for New Yorkers. Emergency services work at the scene shortly after the car accident. Abraham called the couple's death "a tragedy beyond (belief) just coming off a joyous holiday as Purim" and as they were getting ready to welcome their first child. The child is in a serious condition in Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan. Now we just pray with the child that all medical efforts keep him alive," Abraham said. Nathan and Raizy Glauber. I know Raizy because I saw her grow up from a child. The baby has no worry at all about being well raised and well taken care of. Rabbi Bernard Freilich, a community leader, said: "It's a terrible, terrible tragedy. They were a very special young couple. They were very nice people, very honoured by members of the community. Such young people, on their way to have their first baby.