A man was stuck and killed by a garbage truck that was going in reverse down a street in Manhattan, according to police.
The incident occurred just after 5 a.m. Thursday near the intersection of West 4th Street and Cornelia Street in Greenwich Village, police said. The driver of a private garbage truck was heading on West 4th Street and stopped on Cornelia Street, then put the truck in reverse.
As the driver backed up, a 35-year-old man in the street was struck, according to police. EMS responded to assist the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 35-year-old driver of the truck remained at the scene. No arrests have been made, and an investigation remains ongoing.
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