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

A sanitation worker of 19 years died on job Saturday afternoon, city officials report. Richard Errico, 54, died when he fell and was run over by his own truck on Douglaston Parkway around 5:45 p.m., police say.

A veteran New York City sanitation worker died on the job on Saturday after being run over by his own truck, according to a recent report by Gothamist. Richard Errico, 54, was riding his route in Queens when,

A city Sanitation worker was fatally injured Saturday evening at a Department of Sanitation yard in Queens. The worker was operating a sanitation truck at the yard on Douglaston Parkway near Grand Central Parkway,

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.