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Man dies after being hit by departing fire truck

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Phoenix police say a man has died after being struck by a Fire Department rescue truck as it left a fire station on a call.

Police say the crew of the vehicle heard a bump Monday as they drove out of the station's vehicle bay and that they then saw a backpack and discovered an injured man.
    
He was taken to a hospital where he died.
    
The man's identity wasn't released.