A livery cab driver killed himself early Saturday in the backseat of his car — which was parked alongside a Queens cemetery, police said.
The man, whose name was not immediately released, ingested or breathed in “some kind of substance” in the backseat of his Hyundai Sonata at Myrtle Avenue and 75th Street on the side of the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale around 4 a.m., police said.
He had been a driver for Lyft since 2014, according to a TLC spokesman.
He was pronounced dead on scene.
Later in the morning, cops removed the man from the car, head first, and laid him down on his back. His face was covered in white powder from the forehead down, and his right hand was bent upwards from the elbow.
He wore a black bubble jacket, grey argyle sweater, jeans, black socks and no shoes.
A bottle of pills was found on the ground, near the car.
Cops could not confirm whether he worked as a for-hire driver, and the TLC was still looking into the incident Saturday afternoon.
The incident is possibly the ninth for-hire driver to commit suicide in the Big Apple in roughly a year.
Eight debt-burdened Big Apple cabbies have committed suicide in a span of just over a year. The most recent was Roy Kim, 58, of Bayside, Queens, who hanged himself with a belt in his home on Nov. 5, according to the city’s medical examiner’s office.
A month before, Uber driver Fausto Luna jumped in front of an oncoming A train.
Many drivers blame the suicide epidemic on the meteoric growth of ride-share companies such as Lyft and Uber, which has pinched everyone’s pocketbooks.
And drivers and activists warned at a November City Council hearing that the “congestion pricing” surcharge on all Big Apple taxi rides will lead to even more cabdriver suicides.
“This year, there have been eight suicides, and next year, with the $2.50 on our backs, there will be more than 10,” taxi driver Nicolae Hent said at the time.
Acting TLC Commissoner Bill Heinzen said, “We are devastated to learn of the death of this professional driver and we extend our deep condolences to his family, friends, and his brother and sister drivers.
“There is no reason to ever go it alone when you are overwhelmed. We encourage everyone who is hurting to call 1-888-NYC-WELL, or text WELL to 65173 — someone is ready to help, 24/7/365.”