What We Know: A Missouri Department of Transportation worker was hurt Tuesday afternoon in a construction accident south of Lebanon.
What It Means: Emergency crews were called to Redbud Drive in Laclede County around 1 p.m. after the worker was reportedly run over by a paving machine.
What’s Next: The employee was flown to a hospital for treatment. Investigators say the worker was conscious and alert at the scene, and MoDOT reports the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
The worker’s name has not been released.
Officials have not said what led to the accident, and the incident remains under investigation.
(Photo Courtesy of MoDOT