PHOENIX — Arizona Department of Public Safety officials confirm a road worker was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck early Thursday morning along Interstate 10 in Phoenix.
The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. near I-10 and Guadalupe Road.
DPS says two traffic lanes in the area were blocked for construction work and a lift vehicle moved out of the closed area when a semi-truck struck the operator cage of the lift.
The collision threw the operator, who worked for a sub-subcontractor for the Arizona Department of Transportation, from the cage and onto the roadway.
The victim died at a hospital. He has not yet been identified.
All lanes reopened for commuters around 5 a.m.
Just three weeks ago, another deadly crash occurred along a Valley freeway construction zone. On April 27, one person was killed near Loop 202 Red Mountain and McClintock Drive. That crash involved a dump truck, driven by a subcontractor for the Arizona Department of Transportation, and an SUV.
