Two Missouri Dept. of Transportation workers killed, one hurt by vehicle

[Sherman A1]

MEHLVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Two Missouri Department of Transportation workers were killed and another was seriously injured Thursday after they were hit by a car on an interstate ramp in eastern Missouri, authorities said.

The collision occurred as the workers were repainting stripes on a ramp onto Interstate 255 in Mehlville, said Cpl. Dallas Thompson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Two of the workers, a man and woman, died at the scene. A third was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

The driver of the Chevrolet Cavalier was also taken to a hospital but the extent of the driver’s injuries was unclear, Thompson said.

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/two-missouri-dept-of-transportation-workers-killed-one-hurt-by-vehicle

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. All too common

Many links:

Highway Work Zones and Signs, Signals, and Barricades

Highway Work Zone Safety

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Worker Fatal Injuries

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports fatal injuries to workers at road construction sites.

• From 2003-2019, 2,103 workers lost their lives at road construction sites.
• The number of fatal work-related injuries at road construction sites averaged 124 per year.
• Over the 15 years from 2003-2017, Texas ranked as the state with the most worker deaths at road construction sites (218), followed by Florida (132), Pennsylvania (91), Illinois (83), California (76), and Tennessee (70).

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