Crime & Safety
Garbage Worker Dies After Being Hit By Trash Truck In Delco
A sanitation worker died after a trash struck him in Ridley Park Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
RIDLEY PARK, PA — A sanitation worker died after an incident involving a trash truck in Delaware County.
According to Ridley Park Police, emergency responders were called to 200 block of West Hinckley Avenue at about 11:44 a.m. for a report of vehicle entrapment.
Responders found a 30-year-old man had been struck by the truck he was working on.
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Police said the man died from the incident.
According to police, the man was working for a company subcontracted to remove trash for the municipality.
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Police said medical personnel, crash investigators and OSHA responded to the scene to coordinate an investigation of the incident.
"Please keep in your prayers the worker and his coworkers," police said.
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