Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 1 Injured After Dumpster Emptied Into Garbage Truck In Suffolk
Someone at a school saw a man in the back of the truck, police say. Officials believe the two men had been sleeping in the dumpster.
KINGS PARK, NY — A man is dead and another was injured after a dumpster was emptied into a garbage truck on Thursday morning, Suffolk police said.
Two men were in a dumpster at 108 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack when the dumpster was emptied into a garbage truck, police said. The department said detectives believe the men had been sleeping in the dumpster.
When the truck stopped at William Rogers Middle School, at 97 Old Dock Road in Kings Park, someone saw a person inside the back of the truck around 6:30 a.m., police said. That man suffered a leg injury and was brought to Huntington Hospital, police said.
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The other man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not immediately identify the victim.
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