Man dies in construction accident at ice cream plant

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) – A man died Monday morning in a construction accident at an Edy’s Ice Cream Plant in Indiana, according to officers from the Fort Wayne Police Department.

Emergency officials were called around 11:40 a.m. to respond to reports of a construction worker who was hit by a vehicle on the site.

Authorities said in a news release the man was on his phone and unaware of the dump truck backing up at the time of the accident.

The construction worker hit died at the scene, according to police.

The Allen County Coroner’s Office said in a news release the man suffered multiple blunt force injuries.

Officials barricaded the area and said all construction is stopped until the investigation is complete.

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