Flags are flying at half-staff at all city buildings across the five boroughs to honor a Department of Sanitation veteran who was killed in the line of duty in Northeast Queens on Saturday. Mayor Eric ...

An employee of the Department of Sanitation died on Saturday after falling out of a garbage truck while on the job in Queens.

Officials say the sanitation worker, who was on-duty and alone, was attempting a U-turn at the time of the accident.

A veteran New York City sanitation worker died on the job on Saturday after being run over by his own truck, according to a ...

It was not clear on Sunday what caused Errico — who worked for the sanitation department for 19 years — to fall out of the ...

He and other sanitation workers “went to work every day to make a difference in their communities,” the New York City mayor ...

A sanitation worker of 19 years died on job Saturday afternoon, city officials report. Richard Errico, 54, died when he fell ...

A city Sanitation worker was fatally injured Saturday evening at a Department of Sanitation yard in Queens. Richard Errico ...

Richard Errico, 54, was killed instantly after officials say he tumbled out of the cab and slipped beneath the wheels of a 65,000-pound sanitation truck.

A New York City Sanitation worker died on the job in Queens on Saturday evening, according to local officials. Richard Errico ...