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It happened just before 5 a.m. Friday, July 23 in Cedarhurst.
A Town of Hempstead garbage truck was backing into a location near the intersection of Rockaway Turnpike and Burnside Avenue when a semi tractor-trailer traveling southbound on Rockaway Turnpike struck it, Nassau County Police said.
One victim, a 67-year-old male garbage truck worker, was ejected from the rear of the vehicle and sustained multiple serious injuries, police said.
He was transported by a Nassau County Police Ambulance to a nearby hospital and is currently in critical but stable condition, according to police.
The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
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