Crime & Safety

Landscaper Struck, Killed By Snow Plow In Wallingford: Reports

The accident occurred earlier this week.

WALLINGFORD, CT — A landscaper was struck and killed by a vehicle while crews were clearing snow at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Wallingford on Monday, according to multiple reports.

WTNH News 8 reports the victim, who hasn’t been identified, was an employee of Brightview Landscaping Service Inc. and was struck by a vehicle operated by an employee of Cherry Hill Construction Inc.

The accident is under investigation by the Wallingford Police Department and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

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Read more at WTNH News 8 here and the Meriden Record-Journal here.

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