Crime & Safety
Teenage Worker Fatally Struck By Truck In East Village: NYPD
A reversing cherry picker truck hit a 19-year-old worker directing the vehicle, killing the teenager Friday morning, police said.
EAST VILLAGE, NY — A teenage worker was fatally struck by a cherry picker truck in the East Village Friday morning, police said.
The 19-year-old was directing a reversing cherry picker near 1st Avenue and 7th Street about 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to the NYPD.
The truck reversed into the teenager, who was pronounced dead on the scene with injuries to his head and body, police said.
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The 42-year-old driver remained on the scene and police continued to investigate Friday.
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