An employee of the Department of Sanitation died on Saturday after falling out of a garbage truck while on the job in Queens.

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

A veteran New York City sanitation worker died on the job on Saturday after being run over by his own truck, according to a ...

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

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

A sanitation worker of 19 years died on job Saturday afternoon, city officials report. Richard Errico, 54, died when he fell ...

A city Sanitation worker was fatally injured Saturday evening at a Department of Sanitation yard in Queens. Richard Errico ...

Richard Errico, 54, was killed instantly after officials say he tumbled out of the cab and slipped beneath the wheels of a 65,000-pound sanitation truck.

A New York City Sanitation worker died on the job in Queens on Saturday evening, according to local officials. Richard Errico ...