Overview

• Officials said the truck backed into two people shortly before 5 a.m. on Spring Street near the district court.
• The man died at the scene, and a woman with him was hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening.
• Authorities have not released either person’s name, and a joint Lowell Police and Middlesex County District Attorney investigation continues.
• WIN Waste Innovations said the driver followed safety protocols and the truck had an audible reverse alarm, and the company is cooperating and conducting an internal review.
• The fire department used a technical lift to recover the body as the medical examiner responded, and witnesses told local outlets the pair had been sleeping on the street.