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Elderly Brooklyn pedestrian struck and killed by city DOT driver



An elderly man was killed Wednesday when the driver of a city Department of Transportation truck struck him, police sources said.

The 86-year-old victim was crossing the street at 92nd St. and Dahlgreen Place in Bay Ridge around 3:30 p.m., police said

As he crossed, the 31-year-old driver of the DOT truck struck him, police sources said.

The man was thrown to the pavement and suffered severe head trauma in the crash.

He was pronounced dead on the scene.

The driver of the truck stayed on the scene and did not immediately face charges.

The victim’s name was not released as cops worked to notify his family of his death.

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