Possible human skeleton found next to Jackie Robinson Highway right near major cemetery

Possible human skeletal remains were found on the side of the Jackie Robinson Highway just steps from a Cypress Hill Cemetery, according to the NYPD.

The grisly discovery was made by Department of Transportation workers just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday alongside the Brooklyn highway on a grassy area near Westbound Exit 1, cops said.

Officials packed up the possible human skeletal remains in a body bag. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Photos showed the possible human skeleton in a body bag being taken away by authorities with headstones from Cypress Hill Cemetery clearly visible in the background.

The graveyard is where Brooklyn Dodgers baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who lent his name to the abutting thoroughfare, is buried.

The medical examiner will determine whether the bones belonged to a human and, if so, what their cause of death was. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

The medical examiner will determine whether the skeleton belongs to a human before determining a cause of death and an identity.