Burnsville, MN (KROC-AM News) – The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly mishap that occurred this morning in a highway construction zone.
A preliminary report indicates the incident happened just before 9 a.m. on southbound I-35W in Burnsville. The State Patrol says a construction boom truck was being driven in reverse in the construction zone when it struck and fatally injured a construction worker.
BURNSVILLE: A MnDOT worker was fatally struck by a boom truck driver in the construction zone on southbound I-35W just before Burnsville Parkway around 9 a.m. According to radio dispatches, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers said the driver of the boom truck… pic.twitter.com/AK4pGrPRVU…