PARKER, Colo.—Two construction workers were killed Tuesday after a backhoe rolled backward over them, police said.
One worker for ALC LLC died at the scene, and one died at a hospital, police spokeswoman Sara Walla said.
“It looks like it was a tragic accident,” she said.
Both were laying electrical wire in a ditch at a housing development around 9:20 a.m. when the backhoe rolled, Walla said.
Police were interviewing the backhoe driver. Early information indicated the driver was trying to operate the bucket when the machine went into gear and accelerated in the opposite direction than the driver intended, Walla said.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration also was investigating.
The workers’ identities were not released.
