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PD: Worker killed after traffic pole falls on him in Buckeye

Police said the man was unloading the pole to install near Broadway and Miller Roads when the accident happened.

BUCKEYE, Ariz. — A man was killed Thursday night after a traffic pole he was installing fell on him, according to the Buckeye Police Department.

Police said the man, identified as 47-year-old Brock Salveson, was unloading the pole to install near Broadway and Miller Roads when the accident happened.

Authorities are investigating what led up to the incident.  

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