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Man dies in Rochester construction accident
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A 35-year-old man has been killed in a construction accident in Rochester.
Rochester police say Philip Soukup of Rochester had been operating a soil compactor construction vehicle when one of the wheels went down a partial embankment and rolled, throwing the victim under the vehicle.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday near Deerhaven Lane Northeast and County Road 22. Workers extricated Soukup before medical personnel arrived.
He died at the scene.
ROCHESTER, Minn. - A 35-year-old man has been killed in a construction accident in Rochester.
Rochester police say Philip Soukup of Rochester had been operating a soil compactor construction vehicle when one of the wheels went down a partial embankment and rolled, throwing the victim under the vehicle.
It happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday near Deerhaven Lane Northeast and County Road 22. Workers extricated Soukup before medical personnel arrived.
He died at the scene.