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An NYC Department of Environmental Protection worker died in Queens early Thursday when a Mercedes-Benz slammed into the city truck in which he was a passenger, police said.
The fatal crash happened just past 2:30 a.m. at Atlantic Ave. and Lefferts Blvd. in Richmond Hill.
Police said the city DEP truck was on Atlantic Ave. when the Mercedes-Benz slammed into it. The Mercedes-Benz approached the intersection from Lefferts Blvd., said cops.
The impact of the crash flipped over the DEP truck, police said.
The truck’s driver suffered minor injuries, but the front-seat passenger was ejected from the vehicle. Medics rushed him to Jamaica Hospital but he could not be saved.
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The front end of the Mercedes-Benz was severely damaged in the crash. The car’s driver stayed at the scene, said police.
No charges were filed but the crash is still under investigation.
Rocco Parascandola
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