LEWES, Del.- Delaware State Police said a worker died following an accident at a construction site in Lewes on Tuesday.
It happened just before 1 p.m. on Hazlett Road in the Governors development, which is currently under construction.
According to police, a concrete pumper truck stopped on the road while workers with another company could work behind the truck. The crew was working in the sewer with the manhole cover open in the roadway.
Troopers said one worker was in the sewer while the second was standing at the top as a spotter. State police said that for unknown reasons, the truck started to back up without seeing the spotter standing next to the open manhole, and the spotter failed to see the truck backing up.
The truck hit the spotter, who police identified Wednesday as Arturo Roblero-Velasquez, 29, of Georgetown. He died at the scene.
The 43-year-old driver from Lewes was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident and was not injured.
Police are continuing to investigate the crash.