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Queens, NY – A 49-year-old man was fatally pinned between his own truck and another while making milk drop-off to Bais Yaakov Academy for Girls at 124-50 Metropolitan Avenue in Queens at approximately 5:00 a.m. last Monday, May 18.

NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that the victim was standing between the two delivery trucks, attempting to transfer items from one truck to another, when the driver of one of the trucks backed up to the rear of the other truck, crushing the victim.

The victim sustained severe body trauma and was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center by the emergency medical team on scene. Despite the attempts of life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead.

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This post is intended to provide helpful information to improve the safety of those who live and work in the NYC area. We hope that it will help our readers avoid injury accidents and know what to do if they’ve been involved in one themselves. At Ask4SAM, sole goal is to help those who have been injured in an accident in one of the boroughs of New York City. Information in this post should not be considered solicitation, nor should it be construed as medical or legal advice.