A woman crossing a Queens street was fatally struck by the driver of a city Transportation Department dump truck Tuesday, police said.
The driver of the yellow Mac dump truck was heading east on Metropolitan Ave. when he made a right turn onto Lefferts Blvd. and struck the victim just before 9 a.m., cops said.
The victim, believed to be in her early 30s, died at the scene. She was not carrying ID and cops are working to identify her.
NYPD Highway Patrol investigates after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a DOT truck on Lefferts Blvd. and 84th St. in Queens Tuesday. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
The driver remained at the scene and was not immediately charged.
An email to the city Department of Transportation seeking comment was not immediately returned.