LOUISA, KENTUCKY — A maintenance worker was killed at a gas station along US-23 in Louisa early Monday morning after a semi-truck pulling away from the fuel pumps struck him without the driver realizing it, according to Louisa Police Department.
A gas station worker noticed a body around 5:50 a.m. and called police. A customer came across the body shortly after and called 911 again. Police Chief Steven Wilburn said the maintenance worker had been checking diesel containers in the rain when the semi-truck pulled out after pumping gas and struck him. The worker died at the scene.
Police reviewed surveillance footage, identified the trucking company, and called the driver back. The truck driver returned to the scene immediately upon being contacted. The victim’s name has not been released. The incident remains under investigation.
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