Metro

Man dies after being struck by tractor trailer

A man was killed crossing a busy Brooklyn intersection today after being hit by a tractor trailer today, authorities said.

The truck driver ran over the man, in his 40’s, on Flatbush Avenue near Atlantic Terminal at 12:45 p.m. and kept going until a witness flagged him down.

“The front of the truck hit him and he went under the truck. And the truck dragged him a good 15 feet,” said construction worker Joe Marino, 62, who witnessed the accident.

“I got out of the truck to tell him he ran over someone and he said he didn’t even know. If I hadn’t stopped him he would have kept going,” Marino added.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, the FDNY said.

“I heard the brakes squeal. I turned around and I saw the top of his head. It was horrible,” said Reggie Walker, 30.

The truck driver, whose 18-wheeler is from Nika Trucking Inc. in Ellenville, New York, remained at the scene, police said.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.