Update: Police rule death of man struck by truck an accident.

The man was run over shortly before 8 a.m. Police are trying to notify his family.

 
FROM STAFF REPORTS | Modified: January 18, 2013 at 1:36 pm | Published: January 18, 2013   

1:30 p.m. Police say the man's death was an accident.

Knight said the man inside a trash bin when a Waste Management truck arrived to empty it. The man was tossed out and fell behind the truck, which backed over him.

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The driver didn't know he was there or that the truck ran over him, according to Knight.

“This is nothing more than a tragic accident,” Knight said.

Police haven't identified the man because they haven't been able to contact his family.

8:20 a.m. A man has been struck and killed by a vehicle at SW 59 and S Dewey Avenue, police Master Sgt. Gary Knight reports.

The man was struck shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, reports Knight.

Police are on the scene and traffic is being diverted.


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