A man was fatally hit by a snowplow at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport during a winter storm.

The 47-year-old victim was struck by the Ford F550 snowplow in the LSG Sky Chef facility parking lot near the airport’s Terminal 2 on Tuesday, just before 7 p.m. local time, Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesperson Jeff Lea told People .

Authorities were called to the scene and first responders attempted life-saving measures, but he was declared dead at the scene.

A 47-year-old man was fatally hit by a snowplow at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport during a winter storm. WCCO – CBS Minnesota

The 25-year-old snowplow operator had been privately hired by LSG Sky Chef to clear snow and was not involved in airport operations or crews.

“He stayed on scene and coopera

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