NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 17-year-old boy who was standing on top of an unhitched box trailer in the Bronx was killed when he lost his balance and fell between the wheels of a semi truck just after midnight on Monday, according to police.
The boy was standing on an unhitched box trailer that was parked on East 138th Street near Walnut Avenue in Mott Haven around 12:32 a.m. when a 42-year-old man operating a tractor trailer truck drove by.
The teenager fell and was pinched between the uncovered wheels of the moving truck, eviscerating him.
EMS rushed to the scene, where they pronounced him dead.
The truck driver stayed at the scene of the accident, and police didn’t file any charges against him.
The NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad will carry out a full investigation into the incident.
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