Man dead after being run over by dump truck in Midtown Manhattan

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man was run over and killed by a dump truck in Midtown Manhattan after he climbed onto the side of the truck, police say.

It happened Monday night on 51st Street between 8th Avenue and Broadway.
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Police say the 29-year-old man jumped onto the driver's side of the truck, standing on a diesel tank foot rail.

The driver apparently didn't know the man was there as he headed to a construction site which contained metal barriers.
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The man's backpack got tangled up in a metal fence, causing him to fall to the ground where he was run over by the truck's rear tires.

The driver is not facing charges.
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