Crime & Safety

Man Dies After Falling Through Roof Of Town Facility

Police say the man fell through the roof of the Town of Oyster Bay solid waste disposal facility and died.

A 56-year-old man died after he fell through the roof of the Town of Oyster Bay solid waste disposal facility in Old Bethpage Thursday morning.
A 56-year-old man died after he fell through the roof of the Town of Oyster Bay solid waste disposal facility in Old Bethpage Thursday morning. (Priority News Network)

OLD BETHPAGE, NY — A man died Thursday morning after falling through the roof of a Town of Oyster Bay facility in Old Bethpage, Nassau County police said.

According to police, the 56-year-old man was on the roof of the Town of Oyster Bay garage, at 1010 Sweet Hollow Road, just before 11 a.m. when they fell and suffered severe trauma to their body. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County paramedic.

Police have not yet released the man's identity. The investigation is ongoing.

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