Knife fight sparked by accidental bump between strangers on East Village street ends with one dead

A knife fight sparked by an accidental bump between strangers on a Manhattan street ended with one dead and the other man wounded and in handcuffs.

The two men bumped into each other on E. 10th St. near Avenue C in the East Village about 10:15 p.m. Saturday, cops said. They didn’t know each other but started to argue and both pulled out knives, police sources said.

Michael Gillegbower, 31, was stabbed multiple times in the body while his 28-year-old adversary suffered a stab wound to the back, police said.

Medics took Gillegbower to Mount Sinai Beth Israel but he couldn’t be saved.

The survivor, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. He’s in police custody and charges against him are pending, cops said.