Man in wheelchair dies after hit by truck in Des Moines

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines police say a man in a wheelchair has died after he was hit by a dump truck just south of downtown Des Moines.

The Des Moines Register says the man was hit about 8 a.m. Monday. The man's name wasn't immediately released.

The newspaper reports that the truck driver, Tracy Miller, of Altoona, said he didn't see the man as Miller was making a right turn to head north on Southeast 14 Street.

KCCI-TV says the accident has closed the northbound lanes of the street into downtown Des Moines.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.

UPDATE:

Man in wheelchair dies after hit by truck in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Des Moines police have identified the man in a wheelchair who died after he was hit by a dump truck just south of downtown Des Moines.

The Des Moines Register says 91-year-old Cecil Thornburg of Des Moines was fatally injured at about 7:45 a.m. Monday.

The newspaper reports that the truck driver, Tracy Miller, of Altoona, said he didn't see the man as Miller was making a right turn to head north on Southeast 14 Street.

KCCI-TV says the accident has closed the northbound lanes of the street into downtown Des Moines.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.

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