Name released of roads worker killed in fall from truck

YARMOUTH, Iowa (AP) - A county official has disclosed the name of a roads worker killed in a fall in southeast Iowa’s Des Moines County.

The man had been pulling up road signs Monday morning for the county roads department. County Sheriff Mike Johnstone says the man fell from a moving truck and struck his head about a mile and a half south of Yarmouth. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Hawk Eye reports (https://bit.ly/2mPVeox ) that the county engineer, Brian Carter, mentioned the man’s name during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. He was identified as 46-year-old Neil Bruss, who lived in Stockport. Officials say Bruss was a subcontractor for the roads department.

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Information from: The Hawk Eye, https://www.thehawkeye.com