Worker killed in 'industrial accident' by truck driver, San Jose police say

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A worker was struck and killed by a truck at a home in San Jose on Thursday, police said. 

Police said a worker was hit at 7:59 a.m. on the 1200 block Lennon Way, situated in a residential area. 

A truck was bringing equipment to the home and as the driver was backing up, struck the worker, police said. He was taken to the hospital, where he died. 

An aerial view showed the back of the truck in the driveway of a home. 

Several police cars were blocking access to the street. 

Cal-OSHA was being sent out to investigate. 

San Jose has had a rash of pedestrian fatalities, including one in February, when a woman was killed by a garbage truck. In that case, the driver didn't see the woman taking her trash down to the street. 

This death marks the city's 32nd person to die in a traffic incident and the 18th pedestrian to die in 2022, police said. 

A truck backed up into a worker on Lennon Way in San Jose, killing him. May 5, 20122

A worker was struck and killed by a truck at a Lennon Way home in San Jose on May 5, 2022. 

A worker was struck and killed by a truck at a Lennon Way home in San Jose on May 5, 2022.