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It happened around 3:15 a.m. Friday, July 8 in the village of North Hills in the Town of North Hempstead.
A 1996 dump truck was traveling eastbound in the right lane of the expressway at Exit 36 when it was struck from behind by a 2013 Mack Truck tractor-trailer, causing the dump truck to overturn, Nassau County Police said.
The dump truck was being operated by a 59-year-old man who was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 4:15 a.m. by a staff physician due to the injuries sustained during the collision, according to police.
His identity has not yet been released.
The Mack Truck was being operated by a 43-year-old man who remained at the scene and was not injured, said police.
No criminality is suspected.
The investigation is ongoing.
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