By Associated Press - Monday, October 29, 2018

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Virginia authorities say a construction worker fell off a truck that then ran him over and killed him.

News outlets cite a Virginia State Police release that says 43-year-old Toney Darnell Saunders Jr. was a passenger on a construction truck carrying road cones and barrels in a work zone on Interstate 64 on Sunday night.

Police say he lost his footing and fell onto the road from the truck’s cargo area. The truck then backed over him.

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Saunders died at the scene.

The vehicle is owned by Spivey Rental Inc. No charges have been announced.

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