Garbage truck driver kills man on Central Park North
A westbound garbage truck driver hit a 60-year-old man crossing Central Park North near Powell Boulevard overnight. Metal met skull. He went down and never got back up. Head trauma and internal bleeding killed him in the street.
What We Know
A 60-year-old man walking in the crosswalk area on Central Park North near Powell Boulevard was hit and killed by a westbound garbage truck driver overnight. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered head trauma and internal injuries and died at the scene. The driver was going straight. The vehicle was a large truck, an oversized presence on that narrow stretch of Manhattan.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 60; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2013 MACK-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Right Side Doors; Damage: Right Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Central Park North & Powell Blvd, Manhattan
Press Articles
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