Driver Crushed by Own Oil Truck When He Forgets to Set Brake

A truck driver delivering oil to a Bronx home died Tuesday after he forgot to set the parking brake and the vehicle ran over him, police said.

The 62-year-old was making a delivery to a building on MaceAve. near Gabriel Drive in Pelham Gardens about 1:30 p.m. when he stepped out of the truck and left it in neutral, cops said.

The driver was standing in front of the truck when it began to move forward and knocked him to the ground, cops said.

The wheels rolled over the man's legs, fatally injuring him, police said.

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