BELLINGHAM, Wash. — State officials are investigating the death of a man who was hit by a dump truck Monday afternoon near the Bellingham Costco.
A spokesman for the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries told the Bellingham Herald that the man who died worked for Dawson Construction, and the truck that hit him was a Dawson truck.
He says the department wants to thoroughly understand how and why he died to see if any safety issues need to be addressed.
The incident occurred in a construction zone just north of Costco near Mahogany Avenue.
The name of the 25-year-old victim has not been released.