JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A construction worker was killed Friday after being run over by another construction worker during a pavement project in Mandarin, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
The two worked for the same construction company, Preferred Materials.
"The operator of the construction vehicle was backing up in the same lane where he was standing and didn't see him and ran him over," JSO Traffic Homicide commanding officer, Nassim Mana, said.
JSO says the incident occurred at Old St Augustine Road and Princess Labeth Court sometime around 9:45 a.m.
Police say the man who died was working as a flagman in one of the lanes of traffic that was closed. In the construction industry, a flagman guides traffic in a construction zone.
JFRD says the man died at the scene.
The identity of the man who died was not released by officials, they did say the driver of the truck is cooperating with JSO's investigation.