Minnesota Man Killed ND Water Project ID'd
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Authorities have released the name of a man who died when he was struck by a backhoe bucket while working on a water project in Bismarck.
Police say 36-year-old Lucas Volker, of Sartell, Minn., died Sunday afternoon while working in a trench installing pipe.
Volker was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Authorities are turning over the investigation to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
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