Crime & Safety

Community Advocates Say Hit-And-Run Death Of 24-Year-Old Delivery Worker In Manhattan Highlights The Perils Of The Job

The tragic incident highlights the dangers of the job for so many that are considered essential but often overlooked.

July 13, 2021

A delivery worker was killed while on the job in a Manhattan hit-and-run.

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As a community raises money to send his remains back to Bangladesh, members say the tragic incident highlights the dangers of the job for so many that are considered essential but often overlooked, CBS2’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas reported Monday.

Borkot Ullah, 24, was working making deliveries for an app when he was struck and killed Thursday at around 11 p.m. while riding his bike across the intersection at East Houston and Attorney streets.

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