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Dec 11, 2008 5:15 pm US/Eastern

NYC Sanitation Worker Struck, Killed By Own Truck

Vehicle Damages 14 Other Cars; 52-Year-Old Driver Pinned

NEW YORK (CBS) ― A private sanitation worker was struck and killed on the job by his own truck in Brooklyn on Thursday.

Police said the 52-year-old man left his truck running while he checked on a problem with the compactor. The victim left the engine running, when it began rolling down the street on Lexington Avenue between Franklin and Classon Avenue.

The truck slammed into 14 parked cars, with the impact forcing one car on top of another. At the same time, the driver tried to get back inside to stop the truck. That's when he was pinned between the truck and a parked car.

He was transported to Woodhull Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

The victim's identity has not yet been released.

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