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10-Year-Old Boy Killed By City Sanitation Truck Laid To Rest

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The 10-year-old boy killed by a city sanitation truck in Queens will be laid to rest Saturday.

Shree Panthi died Tuesday morning while walking to school with his mother in Corona.

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A 10-year-old boy was struck and killed by a New York City Department of Sanitation truck while crossing the street with his mother in Queens on Jan. 7, 2020. (CBS2)

Investigators say the truck pulled out of a driveway, striking both mother and son.

Shree's mother was seriously hurt but is expected to survive.

The driver of the truck remained on the scene.

No charges have been filed.

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