Homeless man dies after being run over by truck at shelter

By Ryan Haggerty, Globe Correspondent

A homeless man lying under a truck at a homeless shelter in Boston was killed today when the truck began to drive away.

The man was lying under the truck at the Pine Street Inn on Harrison Avenue. Police and shelter officials are investigating what he was doing there.

Authorities wouldn't release the man's name.

The driver, an employee of the shelter, was devastated, said Alicia Ianiere, a spokeswoman for the shelter.

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