Jose Duran, 35, killed when manhole cover crashes through truck window on Cross Bronx Expressway in New York, New York

Modified Date: 
Wed, 03/29/2017 - 7:20pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Springfield father killed in freak accident

Police are investigating whether another truck may have dislodged the manhole cover.

Duran leaves behind his wife and three children.

Truck driver gets into fatal accident after manhole cover becomes dislodged and flies through his windshield

The freak accident occurred just before 5:30 a.m. as Jose Duran was driving his 2010 tractor trailer westbound on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Ave.

Truck Driver Killed After Manhole Cover Flies Through Windshield, Hits Him in Head

The 35-year-old tractor-trailer driver was going westbound in the middle lane of the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue at about 5:30 a.m., according to police. A manhole cover went through the front windshield and hit him in the head.

A truck driver was killed Wednesday morning after a manhole cover exploded on the Cross Bronx Expressway and flew through the truck's windshield, hitting the driver in the head, police say. The 35-year-old tractor-trailer driver was going westbound in the middle lane of the Cross Bronx Expressway near Jerome Avenue at about 5:30 a.m., according to police. A manhole cover went through the front windshield and hit him in the head. The truck collided with another tractor-trailer in the lane to its left, police said. The driver of that truck was not hurt. The driver struck by the manhole cover, identified as Jose Duran of Springfield, Mass., was pinned inside and removed by NYPD's Emergency Service Unit. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he later died, police said. It's not clear what caused the manhole cover to explode. A message has been left with the Department of Transportation.

 

 
People Involved: 
Jose Duran

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Family should get restitution from the city

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