A garbage worker died Friday afternoon after his garbage truck rolled downhill, hit him and struck four cars before crashing into a building in the Mount Vernon neighborhood, authorities said.

Michael Bost, 41, was outside of the garbage truck he was operating when it began to roll. Police said Bost was hit by the runaway truck, which then slammed into four cars before hitting the Cozy Corner restaurant in the unit block of West Centre Street around 3:45 p.m.

Bost, who was listed as the truck’s “operator,” was pronounced dead on the scene, authorities said.

Numerous emergency vehicles responded to the scene. The garbage truck had a logo for WB Waste Solutions LLC.

Two people, a 27-year-old man and woman who were in two of the struck cars, were taken to the hospital, authorities said.

Building inspectors were also called in to check for structural damage.