Surinder Kour, of Dix Hills, killed after being struck by landscaping truck
A Dix Hills woman was killed after she was struck by a landscaping truck on Wednesday. Credit: Paul Mazza
A 93-year-old woman was struck and killed on Wednesday afternoon by a landscaper backing out of a Dix Hills driveway, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
The woman was later identified as Surinder Kour, of Dix Hills, the department wrote in a news release.
The crash happened on Wednesday about 2:10 p.m., the release said: Kour was walking north on Seneca Court when the landscaper in the truck struck her. She was declared dead at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip.
The 43-year-old driver remained at the scene and was not charged, the police press office wrote in an email, which said further information was not available.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.
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