MOORHEAD — A 9-year-old boy was killed in a crash involving a City of Moorhead public works truck in south Moorhead.
The boy, from Moorhead, was killed at 40th Avenue South and 14th Street South. According to a press release from the City of Moorhead, a city vehicle collided with the boy at the intersection.
The crash happened around 11:40 a.m. Thursday, according to a call log on PulsePoint, a website that tracks calls for first responders.
A Minnesota State Patrol crash report said the city vehicle, a Mack 700 Straight Truck, was traveling northbound on 14th Street when it hit the child in the crosswalk at 40th Avenue.
The State Patrol identified the driver of the truck as 64-year-old Victor Carl Port, of West Fargo.
The intersection is near S.G. Reinertsen Elementary and Brookdale Baptist Church. It is east of the Azool Hornbacher’s grocery store.
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