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Pedestrian struck, killed by garbage truck driver in Brooklyn

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

Police: Garbage truck hits, kills pedestrian in Brooklyn

NEW YORK -- A garbage truck driver struck and killed a pedestrian in Brooklyn on Friday.

It happened on Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic and Fourth avenues around 3:30 p.m.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene.

Further details have not yet been released.

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