A 53-year-old construction worker from Lincoln Park has died after being struck by a vehicle while working on Interstate 75 in Detroit.
The 53-year-old died at a local hospital, Michigan State Police announced Thursday morning on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The crash occurred Wednesday on southbound I-75 near Springwells Street in southwest Detroit.
The worker would be part of a mobile road crew.
Police believe he was setting up a signal between construction vehicles in the right lane of I-75 when a Kia sedan entered the lane and struck the worker.
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The 71-year-old driver from Allen Park stopped at the scene after the crash, police said.
“We want to remind drivers to swerve if they see construction vehicles working on the side or in the roadway,” Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said in a statement on social media on Wednesday.
An investigation is still ongoing.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Road worker dies after being struck on I-75 in Detroit
