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NEW YORK, NY – A tow truck driver responding to a disabled vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in Queens was killed overnight when he was struck by a passing car.
The 47-year-old tow truck operator was standing outside of his vehicle when he and the driver of the disabled vehicle were both struck by a passing car.
The tow truck operator was pronounced dead and the driver of the disabled car was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police did not say whether or not the incident was a hit-and-run.
