UTICA, Ill. – A man working in LaSalle County has been brought to a hospital in Peoria after authorities say he was hit by an excavator.
25 News says the accident happened late Friday morning in Utica, as crews were demolishing an old school.
The fire chief there says the man was knocked by the excavator into into a hole that was 16 to 20 feet deep, believed to be the school’s basement area.
The victim was taken by helicopter to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
Authorities say the man’s injuries are serious, but not life-threatening.
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