{"id":179498,"date":"2026-03-30T10:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179498\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:29:13","slug":"woman-fatally-struck-by-garbage-truck-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179498\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman fatally struck by garbage truck in NYC:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WOODSIDE. Queens (PIX11) \u2014 Police are investigating after a woman was hit and killed by a garbage truck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It happened on 62nd street and Roosevelt Avenue, in Woodside, Queens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More Local News&quot;}\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim was pronounced dead on scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say the driver stayed on scene and was treated for minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police responded just before midnight on a 911 call reporting a pedestrian who was hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More&quot;}\"> More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Based on the investigation so far, police say the woman was crossing 62nd in the cross walk when the garbage truck was turning and hit the woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say it was a Royal Waste truck, the driver, a 38-year-old woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say there has been no arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The NYPD collision investigation squad is continuing its work here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim has not been identified yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We are reaching out to Royal Waste for a statement on this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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