WILLIAMSPORT -- For the second time since the weekend, a sanitation worker has been hit by a car, but this time the crash turned deadly.
It happened around 4:40 a.m. on Church Street in Williamsport.
Police tell us Tyler Hamm, 25, was at work before dawn collecting trash from a business on West Church Street when an SUV hit him, pinning him against the garbage truck.
A dumpster was still attached to the back of Kriner's Disposal Service truck as state police helped to investigate a deadly crash in Williamsport.
The Lycoming County coroner says Hamm was at the back of the truck when the SUV struck him. Hamm was pinned between the SUV and the garbage truck and died.
Investigators are trying to figure out how it all happened.
"The conditions outside this morning would have been dark at that time," said Williamsport Police Capt. Jody Miller. "The pavement would have been wet so those are the environmental factors that would have to be taken into account.
Hearing that a sanitation worker was killed on the job caused concern for other disposal businesses in Williamsport. They tell us they are doing their part to protect their employees. They want to know what drivers are doing.
"When they are coming around that corner or they are trying to get to work, they need to try to slow it down because they might be coming around that truck and not see us, and that's when an accident happens," said Tanya Sheets, Bower Disposal and Container Service.
The trucks at Bower Disposal and Container Service in Williamsport have cameras to help drivers see what's happening behind the truck.
"We take every precaution necessary to make sure everyone is safe. Safety gear, multiple eyes out on the road, everything that we can possibly do and it's still not enough," said Sheets.
Police in Williamsport say the 76-year-old driver of the SUV did not leave the scene.
The Lycoming County coroner says Hamm was wearing dark clothing. He believes that, along with the rain and poor lighting, were all factors in the crash.
There is no word from investigators on charges.
