ST. LOUIS (AP) - A St. Louis city worker died after a tractor he was operating rolled over on him, police said.
The accident happened Tuesday afternoon in Carondelet Park, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The man, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
St. Louis mayoral spokesman Jacob Long said the man was a worker in the city’s Parks, Recreation and Forestry department. Mayor Lyda Krewson posted on social media Tuesday evening that the man was a “longtime and dedicated worker.”
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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