Delaware County sanitation worker struck, killed on the job by trash truck: police
DELAWARE COUNTY - Tragic scenes in one Delaware County township after a sanitation worker died while on duty Tuesday morning.
The worker, a man in his 30s, was hit on the 200 block of West Hinckley Avenue in Ridley Park around 11:50 a.m. His identify has yet to be released.
Police say the man was fatally struck by the trash truck he was working on at the time.
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SkyFOX was live over the scene as investigators surveyed the truck and surrounding area.
Neighbors say they are shocked and devastated by the man's sudden death.
"You really hate to hear somebody going to work, and not coming home," one neighbor said.
No further details have been released by police.