Update as of Wednesday, May 31: The 70-year-old victim has been identified as James Edward Lockwood.
Grand River Avenue near M-52 was closed down at around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon following a fatal crash.
After investigating the crash, Michigan State Police confirmed that a worker was struck by a vehicle and killed.
The Michigan State Police previously stated that the worker was an Michigan Department of Transportation employee, but they later stated that the worker was employed by a contractor.
According to the Ingham County Sheriff's Office, an eastbound vehicle struck a construction flag worker, who was directing traffic in a work zone. The worker was a 70-year-old Hillsdale County man.
Emergency crews had to extract the man from underneath the vehicle to perform first aid. An ambulance then transported the victim to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.
The driver, a 23-year-old Williamston woman, sustained minor injuries.
The Ingham County Sheriff's Office is still investigating the incident.
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