Road worker killed by dump truck in Columbia County, FHP says

A 66-year-old road worker from Wellborn was killed Friday morning after being struck by a dump truck backing up on SW Manning Place in Columbia County.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the deadly incident happened at 11:48 a.m. while crews were conducting roadwork along the ditch line of the roadway. Authorities pronounced the worker dead at the scene.

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State troopers reported that the dump truck driver, a 56-year-old man from Lake City, was backing up as part of the maintenance work when the worker entered the truck’s path.

The driver was wearing a seat belt and sustained no injuries in the collision, according to the agency. Officials confirmed that next of kin for the victim have been notified.

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