By Associated Press - Thursday, March 9, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Police say a teen has been killed after being hit by a road grader as he crossed a Des Moines street.

Police say in a news release that 16-year-old Antonio Sanchez, of Des Moines, was hit Thursday afternoon as he crossed SW 9th Street. Police and medics were called around 2:40 p.m. and found Sanchez on the street. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Police closed the northbound lanes of SW 9th Street between Bell and Loomis streets while officials conducted a traffic death investigation.



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