Pedestrian hit and killed by dump truck in hospital parking lot

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A 98-year-old man was hit and killed in the parking lot of St. James Hospital on Thursday.

The State Patrol says the man was crossing in front of a dump truck when it moved forward after unloading its load of asphalt. The man has been identified as David Dick, 98, of St. James.

The driver of the truck, Scott Lewis, 49, was not hurt.

St. James police and the Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the accident.