Woman Killed By Scaffolding Collapse After Truck Crash: NYPD

EAST HARLEM, NY — A woman was killed in East Harlem just over the border from the Upper East Side Tuesday morning by collapsing scaffolding in a chain reaction started by a garbage truck crash, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the NYPD's preliminary investigation, the freak incident started at 6:27 a.m. when a 47-year-old private garbage truck driver was driving uptown on First Avenue and struck a parked, unoccupied Kia Forte near East 101st Street.

The Kia was pushed into the scaffolding on the sidewalk by the truck, which led to the fatal scaffolding collapse in front of 345 East 101st St., police said.

The woman was walking under the scaffolding when it collapsed, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The woman's identity has not been released yet, police said.

The garbage truck driver, as well as the 50-year-old passenger sitting with him, were both taken to an area hospital in stable condition, police said.

Police said no arrests have been made yet, and that the incident is still under investigation.

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