A construction worker was fatally injured Tuesday afternoon when a large backhoe struck and rolled over a busy port-a-potty at a job site on Richmond Highway, according to Prince William County police.
Police responded at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, to the 13900 block of Richmond Highway to find that a backhoe working at a road construction site had struck the outside bathroom, which was occupied by a construction worker at the time. moment, as reported. Senior Police Officer Renee Carr.
A close-up of the port-a-potty that was damaged Tuesday when a backhoe struck and rolled over the structure while it was occupied.
The injured man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. It’s unclear who the construction official was working for or what caused the backhoe to hit the urinal.
The crash remains under investigation, Carr said.
