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Tractor-Trailer Hits, Kills Man In South Jersey Parking Lot: Officials

The Florida driver hit the man along Berkley Road.

PAULSBORO, NJ — A 52-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a truck on Wednesday, the East Greenwich Township Police Department said.

At around 5:10 p.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call for a man who was hit by a tractor-trailer in the secured back parking lot of the TravelCenters of America (TA) truck stop at 171 Berkley Rd.

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Police were joined by Gloucester County medical crews and found the Takoma Park, Maryland man who was declared dead at the scene.

The driver of the 2016 Kenworth truck, a 43-year-old man from Cape Coral, Florida, stayed at the crash site and cooperated with officials.

An autopsy on Thursday showed the man's cause of death as multiple traumatic injuries from the collision.

The crash is still under review. No charges have been filed.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has other information is asked to contact (856) 423-4322.

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