Truck driver hits man, leaves him dead on 9th Ave
A box-truck driver hit a 39-year-old man on 9th Avenue near West 40th just after 3 a.m. The impact crushed his head and killed him in the street. According to the police report, the driver kept going.
What We Know
A 39-year-old man was killed when a box-truck driver hit him on 9th Avenue near West 40th Street around 3:10 a.m. in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was in the roadway, not at an intersection, when the southbound truck driver struck him, causing fatal head crush injuries. The licensed male driver of the 2018 truck did not report injuries. The vehicle was recorded as a large truck operating overnight in the rain.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 39; Male; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Other Actions in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2018 PTRB-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
9th Ave & W 40th St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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