Florence Ngwu, 49, killed when pinned in between two vehicles struck by hit-and-run dump truck driver on 120th Avenue in South Jamaica, New York
Mother dies from injuries after being hit by stolen dump truck in Queens
The truck hit a parked SUV, which slammed into another car, pinning Ngwu, the mother of four college-age children, in between them.
NYC family has ‘become closer’ following death of Florence Ngwu in hit-and-run last Mother’s Day
The tragedy occurred last May 8 at 8:30 a.m. when an out-of-control, stolen truck slammed into a car outside the family’s Jamaica home, pinning the nurse between two cars as her daughter screamed in horror.
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