ST. LOUIS, MO – Police are investigating an accident that killed a construction worker in midtown St. Louis on Thursday afternoon.
According to a release from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to a construction site underneath the 600 block of S. Compton at about 1 p.m. They found a 32-year-old man unconscious on the ground, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation revealed the man was operating a Caterpillar CS56 going in reverse eastbound along the railroad tracks.
The vehicle drove into a large rock, causing the vehicle to wobble. The man was ejected from the vehicle and was run over by the roller.
Due to the circumstances, police are handling the accident as a non-criminal accidental death.
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