Amarillo, TX : Waste disposal truck driver, 53, struck, killed in accident at Amarillo landfill on Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Authorities say a waste disposal truck driver has died after being struck in an accident at a landfill in the Texas Panhandle.

Amarillo police say 53-year-old Michael Shawn Lightfoot of Amarillo was dead at the scene.

Officials say Lightfoot, who worked for a private waste disposal contractor, was run over Tuesday afternoon while assisting a co-worker whose vehicle got stuck.

The driver of the rig that hit Lightfoot has not been charged.

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Waste disposal truck driver, 53, struck, killed in accident at Amarillo landfill