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Driver For Taconic Biosciences Killed In Crash At Loading Dock

A driver for Taconic Biosciences was killed by an errant tractor-trailer at the company's loading dock, according to New York State Police. 

A driver for Taconic Biosciences was killed by an errant tractor-trailer at the company's loading dock, according to New York State Police.

A driver for Taconic Biosciences was killed by an errant tractor-trailer at the company's loading dock, according to New York State Police.

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When police were dispatched in Columbia County to Taconic Biosciences in Germantown at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, fire crews were already attempting to assist the victim at the scene. 

Matthew T. Austin, 25, of Milbury, Massachusetts, succumbed to the injuries he sustained when the tractor-trailer rolled back onto him for "unknown reasons," pinning him between the trailer and the loading dock, state police said.

An investigation into the accident is still ongoing

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