Officials say the sanitation worker, who was on-duty and alone, was attempting a U-turn at the time of the accident.

It was not clear on Sunday what caused Errico — who worked for the sanitation department for 19 years — to fall out of the truck.

He and other sanitation workers “went to work every day to make a difference in their communities,” the New York City mayor said.

A New York City Sanitation worker died on the job in Queens on Saturday evening, according to local officials. Richard Errico, a 19-year veteran of the department, appears to have been killed outside of the DSNY garage for District’s 11 and 13 in Douglaston, according to grisly photos from the scene.

A veteran New York City sanitation worker died on the job on Saturday after being run over by his own truck, according to a recent report by Gothamist. Richard Errico, 54, was riding his route in Queens when, around 5:43 p.m., he attempted to turn the truck around at a city Department of Sanitation garage near Douglaston, according to the report.

A sanitation worker of 19 years died on job Saturday afternoon, city officials report. Richard Errico, 54, died when he fell and was run over by his own truck on Douglaston Parkway around 5:45 p.m., police say.