Contractor fatally run over by truck in Rochester
A 71-year-old man died Tuesday after trying to stop a tractor-trailer from rolling away in Rochester.
Beaver Valley Regional police Chief Michael Priolo told TribLive news partner WTAE contractors were unloading a trailer at the Sherwin-Williams plant on Cleveland Street when their truck began to move.
The man was hit and pulled underneath the tires and he and other contractors attempted to stop the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities have not released the man’s name.
Police said the truck was not in park at the time of the accident.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
Jack Troy is a TribLive reporter covering business and health care. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in January 2024 after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh. He can be reached at
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