A man trying to cross the street in a Queens neighborhood Saturday morning was hit and killed by a box truck whose driver had a suspended license, police said.
The NYPD said the man was crossing in the street in a wheelchair when the driver struck him.
The incident happened around 9 a.m. on Central Avenue near Far Rockaway.
Surveillance video captured near the intersection shows the man trying to cross the street while the truck waits at a red light. The truck then pulls ahead, running over the man and dragging him some distance before coming to a stop.
Medics transported the man, 73, to St. John's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Neighbors in the area reacted to the news of the man's death.
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"He was a very nice man, it’s a shame. He was very friendly with everybody," one man said.
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Police took the driver into custody for driving with a suspended license.
CORRECTION
This story has been updated throughout to reflect the correct gender, first identified as a woman by an NYPD spokesperson.
