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Woman, 30, crossing NYC street struck and killed by DSNY garbage truck

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Woman, 30, crossing NYC street struck and killed by DSNY garbage truck

A young woman was struck and killed by a Department of Sanitation garbage truck at a Brooklyn intersection Wednesday evening.

The 30-year-old woman was hit by a DSNY truck as she was crossing the street at the intersection of Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue in Bath Beach around 6:40 p.m., police said.

A police officer stands near a sanitation truck parked on the street at night.

A 30-year-old woman died after being struck by a Department of Sanitation truck Wednesday night. Robert Mecea for NY Post

The sanitation truck — operated by a 41-year-old man — was attempting to make a right turn onto Bay Parkway when it crashed into the pedestrian, according to the NYPD

The driver remained on scene after the woman was hit, police said. 

A sanitation truck involved in a fatal pedestrian accident is stopped on the street at night, with an officer standing nearby.

The collision occurred at Bay Parkway and Cropsey Street in Brooklyn, police said. Robert Mecea for NY Post

The woman sustained trauma throughout her body and was rushed by EMS to NYU Langone Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Her identity has not been publicly released pending family notification. 

Police tape at the scene of an investigation at Cropsey Ave. and Bay Parkway in Brooklyn.

The DSNY operator remained on scene after the woman was struck. Robert Mecea for NY Post

No arrests have been made.

The Post reached out to DSNY for comment.

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