Tow truck driver struck and killed on Route 19 in Paterson

The 64-year-old driver, a Paterson resident, stopped in the southbound lane to load a disabled vehicle onto his truck, said Rob Rowan of the New Jersey Attorney General's Office, who served as spokesman for the Paterson Police Department. The tow truck driver was then hit by another driver.

The vehicle that hit the driver overturned. The driver of that vehicle was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center with injuries. The tow truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Rowan said.

His identity is being withheld until family is notified. The incident is currently under investigation by the Paterson Police Department's Traffic Unit.