A CONSTRUCTION worker plunged to his death after falling from a bridge into oncoming traffic.
Jeremy Rozan, 34, was thrown into the left-hand lane after falling through a bridge that spans a major expressway in Queens, New York, on Tuesday.
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) said he was hit by oncoming traffic on the Van Wyck Expressway shortly after 10.20am, hurling him forward.
Rozan, who suffered severe injuries to his head and body, was then rushed to hospital where he later died.
The NYPD said in a statement: "A preliminary investigation determined that the 34-year-old male working as a painter fell through a construction structure, resulting in him striking the side of a 2012 Nissan Altima being operated by a 46-year-old male northbound on the Van Wyck Expressway.
"As a result, the pedestrian was thrown forward into the left lane. The operator of the Nissan remained on scene."
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NBC New York reports the structure was the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge.
Of the tragedy, police said: "Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive, with severe trauma to the head and body.
"EMS responded and transported the aided male to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens where he was pronounced deceased."
NYPD officers confirmed there were three people in the Nissan at the time, all of whom were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
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The investigation is ongoing.
