Fatal work accident during road construction in Cooperstown

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. — A lethal crash occurred all by way of road enchancment in Cooperstown, North Dakota, on Friday, Oct. 15.

Based mostly on a launch by the North Dakota Freeway Patrol, the accident occurred round 5:00 p.m. on Fifteenth road S.E.

A dump truck was backing As a lot as pour asphalt on the roadway. A 50-yr-previous feminine enchancment worker from Odessa, Minnesota, was aiding As a Outcome of it was backing up when she was struck by the truck.

The woman was pronounced deceased On the scene. Her identify has not but been launched.

The crash is presently beneath investigation by the North Dakota Freeway Patrol.