The victim has been identified as 75-year-old Liang Ying Li
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- A 75-year-old died after scaffolding fell on her following a chain-reaction crash started by a garbage truck, police said
- Officials have identified her as Liang Ying Li
- An investigation into the deadly incident is ongoing
A garbage truck slammed into a car, sending both vehicles into New York City scaffolding that collapsed onto a 75-year-old woman, killing her, police said.
The deadly incident happened on Tuesday, Dec. 23, just before 6:30 a.m. local time on First Avenue and 101st Street in East Harlem, the New York City Police Department said in an email to PEOPLE.
According to an investigation, police said a private sanitation truck carrying a 47-year-old driver and a 50-year-old passenger was traveling north on First Avenue when it crashed into a double-parked BMW, which then struck a double-parked Ford box truck…