Fulton man loses life in Minnesota accident

A Fulton man died Monday when a piece of pipe he was unloading from a truck fell on him, according to Minnesota State Police.

David Earl Hyde, 38, died alongside a state highway near Minnetonka, Minnesota, police report. He was helping unload large metal pipes from a trailer when a pipe came off the trailer and landed on him. Police said he died at the scene.

The pipe was part of a road construction project on Minnesota state Highway 169. He worked for Eastern Express Inc., a shipping company. No other information was immediately available.