Trucking

Man dies in struck-by accident in Pennsylvania

Sept. 20, 2023

Lewis Alling was hit by a truck.

A man has died after being struck by a truck on a construction site in Pennsylvania. Lewis Alling was loading a flatbed trailer when the truck backed up and hit him, according to a report on KDKA in Pittsburgh. The accident happened in South Fayette, Pennsylvania.

According to the report, the truck also hit a backhoe parked over a gas line. Gas company workers were able to secure the line.

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