India, March 30 -- A 19-year-old female was fatally struck by a garbage truck in Queens late Sunday night, according to the police. The deceased was identified as Nishath Jannath, as per NY Post.

She was traversing 62nd Street at Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside when a sanitation truck, operated by Royal Waste Services, collided with her in the crosswalk at approximately 11:55 p.m.

The truck was proceeding west along Roosevelt Avenue and executed a right turn into the northbound lane of 62nd Street when it struck her on the northern side of the intersection, according to police reports.

Jannath was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical services.

The driver of the sanitation truck, a 38-year-old woman, stayed at the location an...