NYC Sanitation Worker Dies After Being Run Over By Own Truck: Police

QUEENS, NY — A sanitation worker, 54, died after he was run over and crushed by his own garbage truck over the weekend, police said.

On Saturday, Richard Errico was attempting to make a U-turn in the vicinity of 75-05 Douglaston Parkway around 5:43 p.m. when he fell out of the truck and was run over by the vehicle's front and rear wheels.

Errico was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Additional details on the incident were not readily available, and an investigation remains ongoing.

“I met with Richard’s family tonight and shared how deeply sorry I was for their loss. Richard kept our streets and communities safe and clean for more than 19 years,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement. “He, like 8,000 uniformed sanitation workers, went to work every day to make a difference in their communities.”