New Bedford, MA : 64-year-old Worker of New Bedford trash hauling and recycling company killed when a large flatbed truck that transports Dumpsters accidentally struck him on Tuesday afternoon, 18th November 2014

A worker at a New Bedford trash hauling and recycling company has been killed on the job. A spokesman for the Bristol district attorney’s office says 64-year-old Manuel Viera was walking in ABC Disposal’s parking lot at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when a large flatbed truck that transports Dumpsters accidentally struck him. Viera was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just after 5 p.m. New Bedford and state police are investigating and an autopsy is scheduled. The driver of the truck was a 59-year-old employee of the company from Fall River. His name has not been made public. Source : Truck driver killed at New Bedford company described to have "heart of gold"