Roads worker killed in southeast Iowa fall, authorities say

YARMOUTH, Iowa (AP) - A roads worker has been killed in a fall in southeast Iowa’s Des Moines County.

The Hawk Eye reports (https://bit.ly/2lcZpOO ) that the man had been picking up road signs Monday morning for the county roads department. Des Moines County Sheriff Mike Johnstone says the man fell from a moving truck and struck his head about a mile and a half south of Yarmouth. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His name is being withheld until family members are notified about his death.

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Information from: The Hawk Eye, https://www.thehawkeye.com