A driver was taken into custody Tuesday morning after police say he hit and killed a road worker in Queens.

According to the New York City Police Department, the 26-year-old driver was heading westbound on the Grand Central Parkway near Jewel Avenue around 11 a.m. when he hit a worker who was in the left lane.

Emergency responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Police say the accident is being investigated by the NYPD's highway patrol.