‘The worst did happen today’: Construction worker dies after being hit by crane in Shrewsbury

A construction worker died in an accident at a Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) construction site in Shrewsbury early Tuesday morning.

Around 3 a.m., crews were working on an underground tunnel used for waste water. The worker who died was on the ground when he was struck by a crane.

Police arrived at the construction site in the 4200 block of Carr Lane Court around 5 a.m. and the medical examiner arrived around 5:30 a.m.

According to MSD spokesperson Sean Hadley, the worker was a contracted employee and had been on the job for two weeks.