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Dump truck backs over Salem construction flagger
A man was killed in a construction accident in Beaverton. Police were called to the scene at SW 173rd and SW Walker Road in Beaverton.
Beaverton Police Detective Sgt. Jim Shumway said crews had been working on the intersection when a dump truck backed over and killed a construction worker who was working as a flagger.
The victim was identified as 51-year-old John Thomas Sparks of Salem.
Beaverton Police said that Sparks, an employee with Mama Jos Flagging, was helping a driver turn onto a street when he was hit by the dump truck.
Investigators said that Sparks was likely standing between the trucks rearview mirrors at the time of the accident and was knocked to the ground by the vehicle.
He was unable to move out of the way of the moving truck and was run over.
Beaverton Police Detective Sgt. Jim Shumway said crews had been working on the intersection when a dump truck backed over and killed a construction worker who was working as a flagger.
The victim was identified as 51-year-old John Thomas Sparks of Salem.
Beaverton Police said that Sparks, an employee with Mama Jos Flagging, was helping a driver turn onto a street when he was hit by the dump truck.
Investigators said that Sparks was likely standing between the trucks rearview mirrors at the time of the accident and was knocked to the ground by the vehicle.
He was unable to move out of the way of the moving truck and was run over.
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1 comments:
Dump truck accidents may be very vicious. There are always some case studies filed in each months.
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