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2 people killed by dump truck in Flagler County

Two people were run over and killed by a dump truck at a construction site Thursday night in Flagler County.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — Kevin G. Walsh, 29, was driving through a construction zone in the area of Forest Grove Drive when his truck got stuck in the soft earth, a Florida Highway Patrol report said.

He called over some nearby friends who tried to help him get the truck moved.

When those attempts were unsuccessful, they asked a construction worker, Paul Began, 60, to use his dump truck to help.

Began was not able to pull Walsh’s truck out with the dump truck.

As he was backing up to leave, he didn’t see Walsh and one of his friends, Jessica L. Darby, 22, were in the path of the dump truck.

Both were hit and killed.

Began was taken to the hospital for chest pain after the incident.

A fourth individual, Darby’s fiancée, who was not named, was present and was not injured.