A 48-year-old male was operating a blue moped traveling westbound in the eastbound lane on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence on July 7 at 8:32 p.m., where he was involved in a head-on collision with a 2015 Honda SUV being operated by a 57-year-old man.
Following the initial collision, the moped driver was then struck by a 2004 box truck driven by a 21-year-old man, also traveling eastbound in front of 605 Rockaway Turnpike.
As a result of the collisions, the victim suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the Honda and the box truck remained at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
The investigation is ongoing.