A construction worker was killed overnight Sunday on the Gulf Freeway when he was struck by a work truck, according to Houston police.
Police responded to a fatal crash at about 11 p.m. on the Gulf Freeway before the Dixie Farm Road exit to a construction site where one of the workers had been struck by a work vehicle that was backing up.
The construction crew were completing a lane closure when one of the work vehicles traveling in reverse hit the worker, police said.
The driver of the vehicle told police in the preliminary investigation that he was using his mirrors and being cautious when reversing, Sgt. Yasin with HPD’s Vehicular Crimes Division told OnScene TV.
The vehicle that struck the worker was a Scorpion, used for the safety of the workers and designed to take impact.
The driver of that vehicle remained on the scene and was part of the same construction company as the person who died. The crew were wearing safety gear, police said.
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