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Skateboarder Killed in Collision With Parks Department Truck in Queens

By Kathleen Culliton | April 18, 2016 10:27am

QUEENS — A skateboarder died Sunday afternoon when he was hit by a Parks Department truck at a Woodhaven intersection, the NYPD said.

The crash occurred about 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Forest Parkway and Park Lane South, police said.

The 18-year-old male was rolling down Forest Parkway when he collided with a 2006 Ford truck traveling west on Park Lane South.  

The 37-year-old truck driver remained on the scene and the NYPD is investigating the collision. 

The victim’s identity has not been released.

The man was rushed to Jamaica hospital, where he was pronounced dead.