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MANISTEE COUNTY, Michigan – A Michigan construction worker was killed and another injured when they were hit by a car in a 31st US construction area in Manistee County.

The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in the village of Bear Lake.

The sheriff's deputies from Manistee County claim that a Pentwater worker, 20, was on the road with a 23-year-old worker from Ludington when the car hit them. The 20-year-old was killed.

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According to the authorities, witnesses stated that the vehicle was traveling at high speed when it crossed the center line, left the road and struck the workers.

The 23-year-old was airlifted to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, and her last condition was known to be in critical condition.

Authorities say the 66-year-old driver, a Bear Lake woman, was not injured. She has not been detained pending a thorough investigation of the accident.

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