EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) - Police on Long Island say a man has died after he walked behind a moving tractor-trailer and was struck.
Newsday reports the fatal crash happened around 2:10 p.m. Tuesday in East Meadow in Nassau County. Police say the truck operator had just finished making a delivery when he struck the 89-year-old man from Merrick.
The victim was taken to Nassau University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Police have not released the identity of the victim.
An investigation continues.
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Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com
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