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Highway Worker Killed in Southern Minnesota Work Zone Incident
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Montgomery, MN (KROC-AM News) - A young man from a southern Twin Cities suburb was the victim of a deadly incident in a highway work zone this morning.
The State Patrol has not released much information but has indicated the 23-year-old Rosemount man was operating a skid loader while working on a road project in Le Sueur County when he was fatally injured. His name has not been released.
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The fatal mishap was reported just before 9:30 AM along State Highway 99 about 5 miles east of Le Center and several miles south of Montgomery.
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