Crime & Safety
Homeless Man Crushed Outside Brooklyn Film Studio, Police Say
A man who sought shelter under a parked box truck was killed Tuesday when the driver pulled out of the spot, police said.

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A man lying underneath a parked box truck died when the driver pulled out of the spot and crushed him, according to police and reports.
The man was crushed by the truck, which was parked outside the Baby Blue Brooklyn film studio at 1177 Flushing Ave., at about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, said police.
Police believe the man put a pallet under the back of the box truck and possibly fell asleep, sources told the Daily News.
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Medics pronounced him dead at the scene, police said.
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