Brandon Bristol, 26, dies in accident with garbage truck on May 2 in Orlando

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:32am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, May 1, 2014

Garbage truck strikes, kills worker in Orlando

Police say a city worker died when a garbage truck hit him in an Orlando church parking lot. Officials say 26-year-old Brandon Bristol died before 5 a.m. Friday as the garbage truck emptied trash containers. Orlando police Sgt. Jim Young says 48-year-old driver Reginald Virgil realized his co-worker was no longer on the back of the garbage truck and circled back around. He found Bristol's body.

Police say a city worker died when a garbage truck hit him in an Orlando church parking lot.

Officials say 26-year-old Brandon Bristol died before 5 a.m. Friday as the garbage truck emptied trash containers.

Orlando police Sgt. Jim Young says 48-year-old driver Reginald Virgil realized his co-worker was no longer on the back of the garbage truck and circled back around. He found Bristol's body.

Young says the death appears to be a "tragic accident."

Investigators are trying to figure out what happened. They say Bristol likely died on impact.

People Involved: 
Brandon Bristol
Roadway: 
Unknown

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