Worker Crushed, Killed by Garbage Truck at Hicksville Facility on Labor Day

HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — A worker was killed after being crushed by a truck at a commercial vehicle service facility in Hicksville on Labor Day, officials said.

The fatal incident occurred at approximately 2:52 p.m. Monday at an automotive service business located at 880 South Oyster Bay Road, identified as Gabrielli Truck Sales & Service.

Nassau County Police and the Hicksville Fire Department responded to the scene. According to officials, the worker was crushed and killed after a New York City Department of Sanitation garbage truck being serviced at the facility rolled over him.

The worker was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later identified the victim as a 66-year-old man from Hicksville.

Police said no criminality is suspected in connection with the death.