A person who was apparently sleeping on the seaside at Coney Island was struck and killed by a New York Metropolis parks division truck early Monday, police stated. The unidentified man was mendacity within the sand when he was hit by the parks division car shortly earlier than 3 a.m., police stated.
The parks division stated the truck was leaving the seaside after a cleanup job and ran over the person, CBS New York experiences. The motive force did not see the person, police stated.
The person was pronounced useless on the scene.
The motive force remained on the scene. The demise is beneath investigation.
"This can be a horrific tragedy. We're investigating the incident internally," the parks division stated in a press release to CBS New York.
