Construction worker taken to hospital after being hit on St. Anne's Road

A construction worker was taken to hospital Monday after being hit by a vehicle on St. Anne's Road.

The accident happened at about 12:45 p.m., said police. Awhite Kia Soul appears to have steered into a construction lane at the corner of St. Anne's Road and Fermor Avenue and hit a construction worker.

The worker is in stable condition, said police. The driver was not hurt.

The president of the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association isconcerned to hear thata worker was hurt on the job.

"Alarmed and shocked would be two immediate reactions," saidChris Lorenc.

Most people have heeded the message of the provincial SAFERoads campaign which imploresmotorists to reduce their speedin construction zones, but Lorenc said a minority of drivers are notlistening.

"It's unnerving when you have drivers callously going through construction zones well above and ahead of posted speed zones."

It is not immediately known if speed or distractionwas a factor in the crash on St. Anne's Road.

Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health and theWinnipeg Police Service have launched an independent investigation, a provincial official said in a release.

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