NYPD: Boy Struck and Killed by Dump Truck in Queens


A dump truck struck and killed an 11-year-old boy in a Queens crosswalk Friday morning and then left the scene, police said.

The NYPD was looking for the truck and driver after the boy was killed shortly before 9 a.m.

The white truck was towing a green-colored generator. It was last seen heading west on Northern Boulevard near 80th street.

The boy died at the intersection of 80th Street and Northern Boulevard, near Jackson Heights.

His name hasn't been released.