Crime & Safety

Garbage Truck Driver Struck, Killed By Own Truck

Police are investigating the accident in San Jose.

SAN JOSE, CA — A garbage truck driver is dead after being struck by his own vehicle this morning in San Jose, according to the police department.

San Jose police officers responded to a crash on Camden Avenue at El Paseo Drive at 7:54 a.m.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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No information is available about the driver's identity or what caused the incident. The department's Traffic Investigation Unit is at the scene, police spokespeople said.

— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock

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