Contractor hit and killed by dump truck on Highway 610 in Maple Grove

2 construction workers killed 1 day apart

Two construction workers have been killed one day apart, one in Maple Grove and another in Burnsville. FOX 9's Leon Purvis has the latest.

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A contractor was hit and killed after being hit by a dump truck in a construction zone on a highway in Maple Grove Thursday. 

MnDOT says that eastbound Highway 610 is closed until about 6 p.m. due to the incident. 

MnDOT's website previously said Interstate 94 eastbound was closed due to a traffic incident, but MnDOT updated its website around 3:25 p.m. to say 610 was closed between Interstate 94 and Maple Grove Parkway. 

Contractor struck by dump truck and killed

A crash in a construction zone closed eastbound Highway 610 in Maple Grove on Thursday afternoon. (FOX 9)

What we know:

According to Minnesota State Patrol, just before 2 p.m. troopers responded to an incident in a construction zone on Highway 610 and Maple Grove Parkway. 

Authorities say that a contractor was on foot when a dump truck hit him. The contractor died at the scene. 

No other vehicles were involved, and the accident happened within a closed construction zone on the highway. 

MnDOT's website says 610 eastbound is closed due to the incident and the roadway isn't expected to reopen until about 6 p.m. on Thursday. 

There is construction on Minnesota 610 and I-94, according to MnDOT's website. 

Traffic cameras in the area show a major backup in the area. 

A backup on Minnesota 610 in Maple Grove.

What we don't know:

Authorities have not identified contractor who was killed. 

It is not know what led up to the incident. 

Big picture view:

On Wednesday, Pierre Mack, 29, of St. Paul was killed while working in a construction zone on Interstate 35W in Burnsville. The Minnesota State Patrol says a construction truck with a boom was reversing when Mack was hit and killed.