Pedestrian Dead after being hit by Garbage Truck in Berkley
(compiled report, July 3, 2014)
A 61 year old woman is dead after being struck by a garbage truck in Berkley Wednesday night. The accident happened at about 8:30pm at 11 Mile and Woodward. According to various reports, the woman had been crossing 11 Mile when a truck turning Westbound from Woodward onto 11 Mile hit her. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman is reported to have been a Royal Oak resident.
Clickondetroit.com was on the scene last night and has video of the truck and the rescue scene in their report at http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-sanitation-truck/26772976.
More information will be added when it becomes available.
Earlier this week a 23 year old male was killed in White Lake after being hit by a septic truck. https://oaklandcounty115.com/2014/06/26/23-year-old-dies-after-being-struck-by-septic-truck-in-white-lake/