By Associated Press - Wednesday, October 3, 2018

ROGERS, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota State Patrol says a construction worker has been killed and another injured along the interstate in Rogers.

The patrol says a pickup truck was eastbound on Interstate 94 Tuesday afternoon when it was struck from behind by a semi. The pickup spun into a construction lane, striking workers Vernon Hedquist and Thomas Wood.

Authorities say Hedquist was killed and Wood was injured. Wood’s condition wasn’t immediately known.



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