Man fatally struck by truck while riding scooter in Queens

FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Police are looking for a red tractor-trailer that fatally struck a man riding a scooter Thursday morning.

The victim was turning from eastbound Northern Boulevard to northbound Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, Queens, when he was struck by a truck driving westbound just before 6:15 a.m.

The truck continued to drive down Northern Boulevard without stopping.

Police are looking to speak with the driver.

The driver of the moped was pronounced dead at the scene.

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