NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 26: People enjoy the boardwalk at Coney Island on the evening of August 26, 2014 in the Coney Island neighborhood in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. As August comes to a close, Coney Island’s busiest season, summer, is beginning to wrap up. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
A man who was sleeping on the beach at Coney Island was struck and killed by a New York City parks department truck early Monday, police said.
The unidentified man was lying in the sand when he was hit by the parks department vehicle shortly before 3 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver remained at the scene. The death is under investigation.
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