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Delco trash worker fatally run over by truck

A trash worker died after being run over by his truck in Delaware County on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Ridley Park man was "hustling" to catch up to the truck when officials believe he tripped and fell on the ground, where he was caught under a tire on the truck's right side.

A trash worker died after being run over by his truck in Delaware County on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old Ridley Park man was "hustling" to catch up to the truck when officials believe he tripped and fell on the ground, where he was caught under a tire on the truck's right side.

The truck was turning the corner at Ladomus and Delaware avenues, and another car coming past created a tight spot

The worker was in the driver's blind spot, said Ridley Park Police Chief Robert M. Frazier.

Police have not released the man's name but said he was a 9-year veteran of Suburban Waste Removal.

- Justine McDaniel