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Construction Worker Killed in Phoenix Crash on Interstate 10
Worker Killed in Construction Site Accident near Interstate 10 and Guadalupe Road in Phoenix
Construction Worker Killed in Phoenix Crash on Interstate 10
Phoenix, Arizona: A construction worker died in a crash involving a semi-truck that happened early Thursday morning near Interstate 10 and Guadalupe Road.
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at around 1:30 a.m. at a construction zone in the westbound lanes.
DPS said two traffic lanes in the area were closed for construction work when a commercial boom lift moving from the closure across the open lanes to the right shoulder was hit by a semi-truck.
The operator of the boom lift was thrown from the cage of the lift onto the roadway.
The victim died at a hospital where he had been rushed for treatment.
The worker was employed by a sub-subcontractor for the Arizona Department of Transportation.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.