Crime & Safety

Man Killed by Sanitation Street Sweeper

An investigation is ongoing, but no criminality is suspected.

A man was struck and killed by a NYC Sanitation street sweeper Saturday morning, police say. 

At 1 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, members of the 78th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a man, identified by police as Ronald Sinvil, 36, struck on Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. 

Upon arriving at the scene, the team of officers discovered Sinvil with trauma to his body. Emergency medical services quickly responded and transported the victim to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

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Police determined Sinvil was struck by a NYC Sanitation street sweeper traveling north on Flatbush avenue just before the intersection of Atlantic Avenue. The operator of the sweeper remained on scene and no criminality is suspected. An investigation is ongoing.


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